Pulse pair generation from coherently prepared atomic ensembles
Quantum Physics
2010-08-04 v1 Atomic Physics
Optics
Abstract
We report a detailed investigation on the generation of pulse pairs during the readout of a coherence grating stored in a cold atomic ensemble. The pulse shapes and the split of the retrieved energy between the two pulses are studied as a function of the relative intensities of the two reading fields, and a minimum is observed for the total retrieved energy. We introduce a simplified analytical theory for the process, considering a three-level atomic system, which explains all the most striking experimental features.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1008.0610,
title = {Pulse pair generation from coherently prepared atomic ensembles},
author = {D. Moretti and D. Felinto and J. W. R. Tabosa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.0610},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
9 pages, 6 figures