• DocumentCode
    520951
  • Title

    Observation of optical precursors with electromagnetically induced transparency

  • Author

    Du, Shengwang ; Chen, J.F. ; Wei, Dong ; Loy, M.M.T. ; Wong, G.K.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hong Kong, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We generate Sommerfeld-Brillouin precursors from a square-modulated laser pulse through a cold atomic ensemble with electromagnetically induced transparency. At a high optical depth, the precursor forerunner is clearly separated from the delayed main pulse.
  • Keywords
    Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Delay effects; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Probes; Pulse measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500555