Title :
EIT enhancement of 4-wave mixing for correlated photon generation
Author :
Boyer, V. ; McCormick, C.F. ; Jones, K.M. ; Lett, P.D.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD
Abstract :
We report our progress towards the realization of a tunable and narrow-band source of correlated photons for coherent manipulation of cold atoms, using a combination of four-wave mixing and electromagnetically induced transparency.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; laser cooling; light sources; multiwave mixing; optical tuning; quantum optics; self-induced transparency; EIT enhancement; coherent manipulation; cold atoms; correlated photon generation; electromagnetically induced transparency; four-wave mixing; narrow-band source; tunable source; Absorption; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Four-wave mixing; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Probes; Pump lasers; (020.1670) Atomic physics, coherent optical effects; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628923
