Control of the Goos-Haenchen shift of a light beam via a coherent driving field

Journal Article · Fri Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 2008 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.77.023811· OSTI ID:21140558

Ligang, Wang ^[1]; Ikram, Manzoor ^[1]; Zubairy, M Suhail ^[1]

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1. Centre for Quantum Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad (Pakistan)

We present a proposal to manipulate the Goos-Haenchen shift of a light beam via a coherent control field, which is injected into a cavity configuration containing the two-level atomic medium. It is found that the lateral shifts of the reflected and transmitted probe beams can be easily controlled by adjusting the intensity and detuning of the control field. Using this scheme, the lateral shift at the fixed incident angle can be enhanced (positive or negative) under the suitable conditions on the control field, without changing the structure of the cavity.

• OSTI ID: 21140558
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 77; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CAVITY RESONATORS
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL
OPTICS
PHASE SHIFT
TRANSIENTS
VISIBLE RADIATION