Ultra-dispersive adaptive prism
Quantum Physics
2010-07-05 v1
Abstract
We have experimentally demonstrated an ultra-dispersive optical prism made from coherently driven Rb atomic vapor. The prism possesses spectral angular dispersion that is six orders of magnitude higher than that of a prism made of optical glass; it is the highest spectral angular dispersion that has ever been shown (such angular dispersion allows one to spatially resolve light beams with different frequencies separated by a few kHz). The prism operates near the resonant frequency of atomic vapor and its dispersion is optically controlled by a coherent driving field.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0701229,
title = {Ultra-dispersive adaptive prism},
author = {Vladimir A. Sautenkov and Hebin Li and Yuri V. Rostovtsev and Marlan O. Scully},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0701229},
year = {2010}
}