Title :
Controlling cascade third-order and fifth-order nonlinear optical processes via atomic coherence
Author :
Zheng, Huaibin ; Zhang, Jing ; Xiao, Min
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate the effects of cascade third-order and fifth-order nonlinear optical processes in a four-level atomic system. The relative strengths of these high-order nonlinear optical processes can be manipulated by controlling the atomic coherence.
Keywords :
Atom optics; Atomic beams; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical mixing; Optical pulse shaping; Optical solitons; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2