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Title: Recoil-induced resonances in the high-gain regime

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Center for Ultracold Atoms, Jefferson Laboratory, Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)

An optically dense, anisotropic cloud of ultracold atoms is used to observe recoil-induced resonances in the high-gain regime. Optical gains as large as 30 are realized, limited primarily by pump depletion. We demonstrate a light-amplified all-optical switch based on this effect. The switch exhibits contrasts exceeding 35 dB.

OSTI ID:
20718038
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 72, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.021401; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English