Title :
Spatial and temporal interferences between four-wave mixing and six-wave mixing channels
Author :
Khadka, Utsab ; Zhang, Yanpeng ; Anderson, Blake ; Xiao, Min
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
Spatial and temporal interferences between four-wave mixing and six-wave mixing signals are observed by using phase-control between these nonlinear optical processes in a four-level atomic system. Atomic coherence is the key to observe such phenomenon.
Keywords :
laser beams; multiwave mixing; phase control; spatiotemporal phenomena; atomic coherence; four-level atomic system; four-wave mixing signal; laser beams; nonlinear optical process; phase-control; six-wave mixing signal; spatial interference; temporal interference; Atom optics; Four-wave mixing; Interference; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Signal processing; (190.4180) Multiphoton processes; (190.4223) Nonlinear wave mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8