Title :
Enhanced self-action effects and slow-light optical solitons by electromagnetically induced transparency in the two-level atom
Author :
Boyd, R.W. ; Aronstein, D. ; Bennink, R. ; Lukishova, S. ; Park, Q.-H. ; Stroud, C. ; Wong, V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) has been studied primarily within the context of a multilevel atomic system. We show that EIT can occur in a two-level atomic system and can lead to strong self-action effects that are not hampered by material absorption, with important implications for processes such as squeezed-light generation and the propagation of optical solitons.
Keywords :
light absorption; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical solitons; optical squeezing; transparency; electromagnetically induced transparency; enhanced self-action effects; material absorption; multilevel atomic system; optical soliton propagation; slow-light optical solitons; squeezed-light generation; strong self-action effects; two-level atom; two-level atomic system; Atom optics; Electromagnetic propagation; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883650
