Title :
Observation of interference between bright- and dark-polariton peaks
Author :
Sheng, Jiteng ; Wu, Haibin ; Gea-Banacloche, J. ; Xiao, Min
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate atom-cavity transmission spectra with three-level atoms inside an optical cavity. At large cavity frequency detuning, the bright- and dark-polariton three-peak structure becomes asymmetric and the peaks can merge together to create interference.
Keywords :
atom optics; optical tuning; polaritons; Brightand dark-polariton peaks; atom-cavity transmission spectra; bright-polariton three-peak structure; dark-polariton three-peak structure; interference observation; large cavity frequency detuning; optical cavity; three-level atoms; Absorption; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Frequency; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical saturation; Probes; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
