Dispersion relations for stationary light in one-dimensional atomic ensembles
Autor: | Anders S. Sørensen, Ivan Iakoupov, Darrick E. Chang, Johan Raunkjær Ott |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Physics
Quantum Physics FOS: Physical sciences 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Classical mechanics Light propagation Dispersion relation Quantum mechanics 0103 physical sciences Quantum Physics (quant-ph) 010306 general physics 0210 nano-technology |
Zdroj: | Physical Review A |
ISSN: | 2469-9934 2469-9926 |
DOI: | 10.1103/physreva.94.053824 |
Popis: | We investigate the dispersion relations for light coupled to one-dimensional ensembles of atoms with different level schemes. The unifying feature of all the considered setups is that the forward and backward propagating quantum fields are coupled by the applied classical drives such that the group velocity can vanish in an effect known as "stationary light". We derive the dispersion relations for all the considered schemes, highlighting the important differences between them. Furthermore, we show that additional control of stationary light can be obtained by treating atoms as discrete scatterers and placing them at well defined positions. For the latter purpose, a multi-mode transfer matrix theory for light is developed. |
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