Observation of multi-Raman gain resonances in rubidium vapor

We present an experimental study of multi-Raman gain resonances in a hot rubidium vapor.The experiment is performed based on a high-efficiency four-wave mixing process due to the Raman-driven coherence in a double-A configuration.The Raman gain resonance for ~(85)Rb atoms under a bias magnetic field is shown to be split into five or six peaks,depending on the orientation of the magnetic field.The formed multi-Raman gain resonances have potential applications in measurement of magnetic fields and generation of multi-frequency correlated twin beams.     

Efficient generation of non-classical photon pairs in a hot atomic ensemble

We demonstrate the generation of non-classical photon pairs in a warm ~(87)Rb atomic vapor cell with no buffer gas or polarization preserving coatings via spontaneous four-wave mixing. We obtain the photon pairs with a 1/e correlation time of 40 ns and the violation of Cauchy–Schwartz inequality by a factor of 23±3. This provides a convenient and efficient method to generate photon pair sources based on an atomic ensemble.