Light scattering under conditions of nonstationary electromagnetically induced transparency

Journal Article · Mon Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 2007 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2007V037N12ABEH013669· OSTI ID:21466765

Larionov, N V; Sokolov, I M ^[1]

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1. St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

The propagation of probe radiation pulses in ultracold atomic ensembles is studied theoretically under conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency. The pulse 'stopping' process is considered which takes place upon nonadiabatic switching off and subsequent switching on the control field. We analysed the formation of an inverted recovered probe radiation pulse, i.e. the pulse propagating in the direction opposite to the propagation direction before the pulse stopping. Based on this analysis, a scheme is proposed for lidar probing atomic or molecular clouds in which the probe pulse penetrates into a cloud over the specified depth, while information on the cloud state is obtained from the parameters of the inverted pulse. Calculations are performed for an ensemble of {sup 87}Rb atoms. (fifth seminar in memory of d.n. klyshko)

• OSTI ID: 21466765
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 37; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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