Slow-light dynamics of large-bandwidth pulses in warm rubidium vapor

被引：32

作者：

Bashkansky, M

Beadie, G

Dutton, Z

Fatemi, FK

Reintjes, J

Steiner, M

机构：

[1] USN, Res Lab, Div Opt Sci, Washington, DC 20375 USA

[2] USN, Res Lab, Div Radar, Washington, DC 20375 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2005年 / 72卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevA.72.033819

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We study slow-light propagation dynamics in warm Rb vapor. We present data showing significant pulse reshaping when the bandwidth of the pulses is increased and present a model that qualitatively explains the observed behavior. Our data and modeling emphasize how the Doppler broadening in a warm vapor strongly affects the propagation of high-frequency components and leads to unintuitive features on the transmitted pulse shapes. This has important consequences for applications involving the delay of large-bandwidth pulses.

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