Rapidly reconfigurable optically induced photonic crystals in hot rubidium vapor
Optics
2013-04-24 v1
Abstract
Through periodic index modulation, we create two different types of photonic structures in a heated rubidium vapor for controlled reflection, transmission and diffraction of light. The modulation is achieved through the use of the AC Stark effect resulting from a standing-wave control field. The periodic intensity structures create translationally invariant index profiles analogous to photonic crystals in spectral regions of steep dispersion. Experimental results are consistent with modeling.
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@article{arxiv.1301.6380,
title = {Rapidly reconfigurable optically induced photonic crystals in hot rubidium vapor},
author = {Bethany Little and David J. Starling and John C. Howell and Raphael Cohen and David Shwa and Nadav Katz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.6380},
year = {2013}
}
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6 pages, 6 figures