Slow light with integrated gain and large pulse delay
Optics
2009-11-13 v3 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We demonstrate slow and stored light in Rb vapor with a combination of desirable features: minimal loss and distortion of the pulse shape, and large fractional delay (> 10). This behavior is enabled by: (i) a group index that can be controllably varied during light pulse propagation; and (ii) controllable gain integrated into the medium to compensate for pulse loss. Any medium with the above two characteristics should be able to realize similarly high-performance slow light.
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@article{arxiv.0706.3945,
title = {Slow light with integrated gain and large pulse delay},
author = {Irina Novikova and David F. Phillips and Ronald L. Walsworth},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.3945},
year = {2009}
}