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Dark-State Polaritons in Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

M. Fleischhauer and M. D. Lukin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5094 – Published 29 May 2000
An article within the collection: The Physical Review Journals Celebrate The International Year of Light
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Abstract

We identify form-stable coupled excitations of light and matter (“dark-state polaritons”) associated with the propagation of quantum fields in electromagnetically induced transparency. The properties of dark-state polaritons such as the group velocity are determined by the mixing angle between light and matter components and can be controlled by an external coherent field as the pulse propagates. In particular, light pulses can be decelerated and “trapped” in which case their shape and quantum state are mapped onto metastable collective states of matter. Possible applications of this reversible coherent-control technique are discussed.

  • Received 26 January 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5094

©2000 American Physical Society

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M. Fleischhauer1 and M. D. Lukin2

  • 1Sektion Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstrasse 37, D-80333 München, Germany
  • 2ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Vol. 84, Iss. 22 — 29 May 2000

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