Title :
Transition between superluminal and subluminal light propagation based on classical two-wave mixing
Author :
Bo, Fang ; Zhang, Guoquan ; Xu, Jingjun
Author_Institution :
Photonics Center, Nankai Univ., Tianjin
Abstract :
By controlling the dispersion property of the phase coupling coefficient during the classical two-wave mixing process, the transition between the superluminal and the subluminal light was realized in a photorefractive Bi12SiO20 crystal.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; light propagation; multiwave mixing; optical dispersion; photorefractive materials; Bi12SiO20; dispersion property; phase coupling coefficient; photorefractive crystal; subluminal light propagation; superluminal light propagation; two-wave mixing; Crystalline materials; Dispersion; Lighting control; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Photonics; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Slow light; (190.5330) Photorefractive nonlinear optics; (190.7070) Two-wave mixing; (270.1670) Coherent optical 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.2006.4629097
