Polarization properties of 'slow' light

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

卷:309

Article

Reshetov, V. A.¹  Meleshko, I. V.¹ 

[1] Tolyatti State Univ, Dept Gen & Theoret Phys, Tolyatti 445067, Russia

关键词: Electromagnetically induced transparency;    Degenerate levels;    Quantum memory;    Slow light;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.optcom.2013.07.027

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The propagation of the arbitrarily polarized pulse of the weak probe field through the resonant medium of Lambda-type three-level atoms with degenerate levels adiabatically driven by the coherent coupling field is considered. It is shown that such pulse is decomposed in the medium into two orthogonally polarized dark-state polaritons propagating with different group velocities. The expressions for the polarizations and group velocities of these two polaritons are obtained. The dependence of these polarizations and group velocities on the values of the angular momenta of resonant levels, on the polarization of the coupling field and on the initial atomic state is studied. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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