Title :
Giant Kerr effect in degenerate closed transitions
Author :
Molella, L. Spani ; Kühn, G. ; Rinkleff, R.-H. ; Danzmann, K.
Author_Institution :
Leibnitz Univ. Hannover, Hannover
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 D2line characterized by electromagnetically induced transparency or absorption.
Keywords :
caesium; optical Kerr effect; optical dispersion; refractive index; Cs; cesium D2 line; degenerate closed transitions; electromagnetically induced absorption; electromagnetically induced transparency; giant Kerr effect; Dispersion; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Glass; Kerr effect; Laser transitions; Optical coupling; Optical interferometry; Probes; Refractive index; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453419