Nonlinear cascade-configuration multi-wave mixing scheme based on electromagnetically induced transparency

A nonlinear optical cascade-configuration multi-wave mixing (CCMWM) scheme is presented and analysed for the generation of coherent light in a six-level atomic system in the context of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). A detailed semi-classical study of the propagation of the generated mixing and probe fields is demonstrated. We show by numerical simulations that EIT is capable of suppressing linear and nonlinear photon absorption. The analytical dependence of the generated mixing field on the probe field and the respective detuning is also predicted. Such a nonlinear optical process can be used for generating coherent short-wavelength radiation.     

Electromagnetically—induced transparency in a multi—V—type system in cesium atomic vapour

Electromagnetically-induced transparency is observed in a three-level multi-V-type system in cesium vapour at room temperature.The absorption property is measured and the hyperfine structures of atomic states can be datermined.The results of the experiment agree with the theoretical analysis.     

Absorption properties of a driven Doppler—broadened ladder system with hyperfine structure

We have studied the absorption spectrum of a Doppler-broadened ladder system,where the highest level is coupled into two middle hyperfine sublevels by a strong coherent field.We find that,when the system is considered as homogeneous,either two or three spectral components are observed,depending on the detuning of the coherent field.but when the velocity distribution of atoms is considered,we can always observe one electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) window with high dispersion.So the atomic hyperfine structure cannot be an impediment for obtaining EIT.     

Electromagnetically induced transparency in N-level cascade schemes

We examine electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in cascade schemes with N levels and N−1 fields. We show that transparency effects are present when N is odd and that destruction of EIT is present on line centre when N is even. We predict multiple dark resonances in such schemes due to multiphoton EIT effects. By examining atomic rubidium we propose methods of achieving such schemes by use of coupling rf fields into hyperfine levels.     

All-Optical Spin–Orbit Coupling of Light in Coherent Media Using Rotating Image

The possibility of all-optical spin–orbit coupling (SOC) of light is investigated based on a rotating spinor image traveling through an electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) medium. It is shown that the paraxial evolution of the spinor image composed of two Laguerre–Gaussian (LG) modes with different frequencies can be analogous with the quantum dynamics of a spin-1/2 particle with strong and tunable SOC governed by the Pauli equation, where the spin-up and -down states have different effective masses. Using realistic EIT parameters with cold atoms, both the radial inhomogeneity of the strong control field and the atomic density distribution with comparable size are considered. The results confirm that the large group refractive index varying in the radial dimension mimicking the central potential can greatly enhance the spin–orbit interaction, leading to visible spatial quantization of the oppositely oriented spin states, equivalent to the two LG modes.     

Transparent and UV-Reflective Photonic Films and Supraballs Composed of Hollow Silica Nanospheres

For an optically transparent, UV-reflective film, hollow silica nanospheres smaller than the visible wavelength (<λ_vis) are prepared and assembled into colloidal glasses, of which interstices are then backfilled with a polymer. The polymer refractive index is matched with the silica shell to minimize backscattering in the visible range, and the average distance between the hollow silica particles is adjusted by tuning the shell thickness to satisfy the interference resonance condition for a UV selective reflection. The resulting composite film shows a strong UV reflection as expected, but it is translucent in visible light due to non-negligible backscattering, which may be caused by large defects or fluctuation of the particle concentration. In order to avoid such backscattering, another polymer is introduced of which the refractive index is matched with the average refractive index of the hollow nanospheres. This allows an optically transparent film that selectively reflects the UV light. Furthermore, spherical aggregates of hollow silica nanospheres called “supraballs” are prepared and their average refractive index is matched with a solvent by adjusting the mixture ratio of water and ethylene glycol, which yields an optically transparent solution, selectively reflecting UV.     

High resolution spectroscopy of Rb in magnetic field by far-detuning electromagnetically induced transparency

We have presented a high resolution spectroscopy of Rb in magnetic field by far-detuning electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). The EIT spectrum in the $\Xi$-type configuration is usually companied by a double resonance optical pumping (DROP) due to the strong optical coupling between the two upper states, leading to the spectral lines seriously deformed and widely broadened for complex relaxation processes in DROP. Here we demonstrate a high resolution spectroscopy by far-detuning EIT for $^{87}\rm{Rb}$ $\rm{5S_{1/2}\rightarrow5P_{3/2}\rightarrow5D_{5/2}}$ in magnetic fields. The method of far-detuning eliminates the relaxation in DROP to the most extent and decreases the spectral linewidth from more than 20 MHz down to its natural linewidth limit (6 MHz). The deformation of the spectral lines also disappears and the observed spectra are well in accordance with the theoretical calculation. Our work shows that far-detuning EIT is a reliable high resolution spectroscopic method when the relaxation in DROP cannot be neglected, especially for the case of transition to low excited states.     

Talbot effect in nonparaxial self-accelerating beams with electromagnetically induced transparency

In this study, we report on the fractional Talbot effect of nonparaxial self-accelerating beams in a multilevel electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) atomic configuration, which, to the best of our knowledge, is the first study on this subject. The Talbot effect originates from superposed eigenmodes of the Helmholtz equation and forms in the EIT window in the presence of both linear and cubic susceptibilities. The Talbot effect can be realized by appropriately selecting the coefficients of the beam components. Our results indicate that the larger the radial difference between beam components, the stronger the interference between them, the smaller the Talbot angle is. The results of this study can be useful when studying optical imaging, optical measurements, and optical computing.     

声子辅助的电磁感应透明和超慢光效应的研究

在对激子不作任何近似的条件下，对强耦合激子-声子系统中光的线性极化率进行了理论计算，证明了当信号光场频率与激子频率的失谐量等于光学声子的频率时，会出现电磁感应透明现象和超慢光效应.并且与对激子作Dyson-Maleev变换近似和玻色近似的结果进行比较，发现对激子无论是否作近似对产生电磁感应透明现象和超慢光效应都没有实质的影响. 关键词： 量子光学 电磁感应透明 激子 声子     

Propagation of shape-preserving optical pulses in inhomogeneously broadened multi-level systems

We study stable propagation of multiple shape-preserving optical pulses in an inhomogeneously broadened multi-level atomic medium. By analytically solving the Maxwell-Schr?dinger equations governing the evolution of N coupled optical fields and atomic amplitudes we show that N pulsed optical waves coupling to (N+1)-levels can be automatically matched with the same soliton waveform and identical yet very slow propagation velocity. Several sets of coupled soliton solutions for two different (N+1)-level models are given and their stability is studied by using a numerical simulation.