Title :
Solid hydrogen: novel work medium in optical physics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Chem., Univ. of Electro-Communacations, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We describe how solid hydrogen can open new perspectives in optical physics via electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) for far-off-resonance systems. We show that by using a solid-hydrogen crystal the restriction of phasematching can be removed from nonlinear parametric Raman processes and also that the group velocity of light can be slowed down by many orders.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical materials; optical parametric devices; optical phase matching; quantum optics; self-induced transparency; solid hydrogen; stimulated Raman scattering; H/sub 2/; Raman sideband spectra; electromagnetically induced transparency; far-off-resonance system; group light velocity; nonlinear optics; nonlinear parametric Raman processes; optical physics; phase matching restriction; solid hydrogen; Coherence; Hydrogen; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical sensors; Physics; Resonance; Solids; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971109
