Modification of Self-Induced Transparency by a Coherent Control Field

Q-Han Park and Robert W. Boyd
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2774 – Published 26 March 2001
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Abstract

We consider self-induced transparency (SIT) in a two-level atomic system in the presence of an additional control laser field. We find that the dynamics of the SIT process are profoundly modified by the control field, in a manner reminiscent of the modification of other nonlinear optical interactions through the process of electromagnetically induced transparency. The presence of the control field allows SIT to occur under a much broader range of conditions and leads to dramatically reduced values of the group velocity of the SIT soliton.

  • Received 26 April 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2774

©2001 American Physical Society

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Q-Han Park*

  • Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

Robert W. Boyd

  • The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

  • *Permanent address: Department of Physics, Kyunghee University, Seoul, 130-701, Korea.

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Vol. 86, Iss. 13 — 26 March 2001

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