Light guiding light: nonlinear refraction in rubidium vapour

Author

Andersen, J.A. ; Friese, M.E.J. ; Ficek, Z. ; Drummond, P.D. ; Heckenberg, N.R. ; Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. ; Truscott, A.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

137

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have extended previous theory to account for the hyperfine structure of the rubidium D lines, the presence of both major isotopes of rubidium and the possibility of tuning both the probe and the pump relative to their respective lines. To do this, we have developed a master equation, this time for the five (rather than three) atomic energy levels of both major isotopes of rubidium, which we can solve for a steady state, accounting for Doppler shifts.

Keywords

isotopes; light absorption; light polarisation; light refraction; nonlinear optics; optical pumping; rubidium; Rb; hyperfine structure; light guiding light; major isotopes; master equation; nonlinear refraction; polarization; probe; pump; refractive index coefficients; respective lines; rubidium D lines; rubidium vapour; steady state density matrix; tuning; Absorption; Equations; Isotopes; Laser excitation; Optical refraction; Physics; Probes; Refractive index; Sliding mode control; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-663-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2001.961961

Filename

961961