TY - JOUR
T1 - Phase-dependent light propagation in atomic vapors
AU - Kajari-Schröder, Sarah
AU - Morigi, Giovanna
AU - Franke-Arnold, Sonja
AU - Oppo, Gian Luca
PY - 2007/2/5
Y1 - 2007/2/5
N2 - Light propagation in an atomic medium whose coupled energy levels form a -configuration exhibits a critical dependence on the input conditions. Depending on the relative phase of the input light fields, the response of the medium can be dramatically modified and switch from opaque to semitransparent. These different types of behavior are caused by the formation of coherences due to interference in the atomic excitations. Alkaline-earth-metal atoms with zero nuclear spin are ideal candidates for observing these phenomena which could offer new perspectives in control techniques in quantum electronics. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
AB - Light propagation in an atomic medium whose coupled energy levels form a -configuration exhibits a critical dependence on the input conditions. Depending on the relative phase of the input light fields, the response of the medium can be dramatically modified and switch from opaque to semitransparent. These different types of behavior are caused by the formation of coherences due to interference in the atomic excitations. Alkaline-earth-metal atoms with zero nuclear spin are ideal candidates for observing these phenomena which could offer new perspectives in control techniques in quantum electronics. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33846588511
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.013816
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.013816
M3 - Article
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 75
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
M1 - 013816
ER -