Storage of light: A useful concept?
Quantum Physics
2015-06-26 v2
Abstract
We show both analytically and numerically that photons from a probe pulse are not stored in several recent experiments. Rather, they are absorbed to produce a two-photon excitation. More importantly, when an identical coupling pulse is re-injected into the medium, we show that the regenerated optical field has a pulse width that is very different from the original probe field. It is therefore, not a faithful copy of the original probe pulse.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0203075,
title = {Storage of light: A useful concept?},
author = {M. G. Payne and L. Deng},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0203075},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures. Correct LaTEX listings of references