Observation of dark state polariton collapses and revivals


Matsukevich, D.N., Chanelière, T., Jenkins, S.D., Lan, S.-Y., Kennedy, T.A.B. and Kuzmich, A. (2006) Observation of dark state polariton collapses and revivals. Physical Review Letters, 96, (3), 033601-[4pp]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.033601).

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By time-dependent variation of a control field, both coherent and single-photon states of light are stored in, and retrieved from, a cold atomic gas. The efficiency of retrieval is studied as a function of the storage time in an applied magnetic field. A series of collapses and revivals is observed, in very good agreement with theoretical predictions. The observations are interpreted in terms of the time evolution of the collective excitation of atomic spin wave and light wave, known as the dark-state polariton

Item Type: Article
ISSNs: 0031-9007 (print)
1079-7114 (electronic)
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics
Divisions: University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Mathematics > Applied Mathematics
Item ID: 176291
Date Deposited: 07 Mar 2011 13:38
Last Modified: 01 Jun 2011 03:21
Contributors: Matsukevich, D.N. (Author)
Chanelière, T. (Author)
Jenkins, S.D. (Author)
Lan, S.-Y. (Author)
Kennedy, T.A.B. (Author)
Kuzmich, A. (Author)
Date: January 2006
Status: Published
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/176291

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