Title :
Giant Kerr effect in degenerate closed transitions
Author :
Molella, L. Spani ; Kühn, G. ; Rinkleff, R.-H. ; Danzmann, K.
Author_Institution :
Albert Einstein Institute, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and Institut fÿr Gravitationsphysik, Leibnitz Universitÿt Hannover CallinstraÃ\x9fe 38, D-30167, Germany
Abstract :
Giant Kerr nonlinearities about twelve orders of magnitudes greater than in glass were measured under negligible absorption conditions within two different closed transitions of the cesium D2 line characterized y electromagnetically induced transparency or absorption.
Keywords :
Dispersion; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Glass; Kerr effect; Laser transitions; Optical coupling; Optical interferometry; Probes; Refractive index; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431196
