Research Studies in Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

Abstract

To make an atom transparent at a given laser frequency, one applies a second laser whose frequency is equal to the difference of an otherwise empty state and the point in frequency space to which a probing laser is tuned. This type of transparency exhibits an essential nonreciprocity where, though absorption and refractive index may be negated, the nonlinear susceptibilities and coefficients for stimulated and spontaneous remain unchanged. We believe that there may be a new regime of nonlinear optics with special properties as resonances are approached.... Electromagnetically Induced Transparency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264303

Entities

People

  • Stephen E. Harris

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acousto-Optic Modulators
  • Femtosecond Lasers
  • Femtosecond Time
  • Frequency
  • Group Velocity
  • Hard X Rays
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Military Research
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optics
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Soft X Rays
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space