Resonant and off-resonant transients in electromagnetically induced transparency: Turn-on and turn-off dynamics

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Greentree, AD
Smith, TB
de Echaniz, SR
Durrant, AV
Marangos, JP
Segal, DM
Vaccaro, JA
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2002
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This paper presents a wide-ranging theoretical and experimental study of nonadiabatic transient phenomena in a ? electromagnetically induced transparency system when a strong coupling field is rapidly switched on or off. The theoretical treatment uses a Laplace transform approach to solve the time-dependent density matrix equation. The experiments are carried out in a 87Rb magneto-optical trap. The results show transient probe gain in parameter regions not previously studied, and provide insight into the transition dynamics between bare and dressed states.This paper presents a wide-ranging theoretical and experimental study of nonadiabatic transient phenomena in a ? electromagnetically induced transparency system when a strong coupling field is rapidly switched on or off. The theoretical treatment uses a Laplace transform approach to solve the time-dependent density matrix equation. The experiments are carried out in a 87Rb magneto-optical trap. The results show transient probe gain in parameter regions not previously studied, and provide insight into the transition dynamics between bare and dressed states.
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Journal Title
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Volume
65
Issue
5
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© 2002 American Physical Society. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
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Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Chemical sciences