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Slow light of an amplitude modulated Gaussian pulse in electromagnetically induced transparency medium

Quantum Physics 2009-01-21 v1

Abstract

The slow light effects of an amplitude modulated Gaussian (AMG) pulse in a cesium atomic vapor are presented. In a single-Λ\Lambda type electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) medium, more severe distortion is observed for an AMG pulse than a Gaussian one. Using Fourier spectrum analysis, we find that the distortion, as well as the loss, is dominantly caused by linear absorption than dispersion. Accordingly, a compensation method is proposed to reshape the slow light pulse based on the transmission spectrum. In addition, we find a novel way to obtain simultaneous slow and fast light.

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@article{arxiv.0901.2997,
  title  = {Slow light of an amplitude modulated Gaussian pulse in electromagnetically induced transparency medium},
  author = {Wenzhuo Tang and Bin Luo and Yu Liu and Hong Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.2997},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, 4 figures

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