2001
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.073601
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Enhanced Kerr Nonlinearity via Atomic Coherence in a Three-Level Atomic System

Abstract: We measure the Kerr-nonlinear index of refraction of a three-level Lambda-type atomic system inside an optical ring cavity. The Kerr nonlinearity is modified and greatly enhanced near atomic resonant conditions for both probe and coupling beams. The Kerr nonlinear coefficient n(2) changes sign when the coupling beam frequency detuning switches sign, which can lead to interesting applications in optical devices such as all-optical switches.

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“…Wang et al performed a direct measurement of self-Kerr nonlinear coefficient in a three-level lambda EIT medium in the presence of Doppler broadening by using a cavity scanning technique. The measurement shows a great enhancement of the Kerr nonlinear index of refraction in several orders of magnitude around atomic resonance [12]. Recently, Doai et al [13] have developed an analytical model of EIT enhanced self-Kerr nonlinearity with controllable parameters of a light field and temperature of atomic sample which is in good agreement with the experimental observations [12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 64%
“…Wang et al performed a direct measurement of self-Kerr nonlinear coefficient in a three-level lambda EIT medium in the presence of Doppler broadening by using a cavity scanning technique. The measurement shows a great enhancement of the Kerr nonlinear index of refraction in several orders of magnitude around atomic resonance [12]. Recently, Doai et al [13] have developed an analytical model of EIT enhanced self-Kerr nonlinearity with controllable parameters of a light field and temperature of atomic sample which is in good agreement with the experimental observations [12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 64%
“…It has been shown, however, that when moving from a self-focusing to a self-defocusing regime the sign of the quadratic nonlinearity in the amplitude equation changes [25] with a corresponding change in the type of hexagonal pattern generated. A straightforward transfer from a self-focusing to a self-defocusing regime has been demonstrated experimentally in electromagnetically induced transparency schemes based on -type atomic systems [34,35], where a clear change in sign of the Kerr-nonlinear coefficient n 2 was observed when passing from negative detuning values, δ, to positive ones.…”
Section: A Self-focusing and Self-defocusing Regimesmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Note that the instability of beam power P BS , which is necessary to provide the stabile position of E mean close to E 0 is ~ (E 2 -E 1 )/E 0 ~ 4*10 -8 , which is easy to realize. Now we need to determine the function ξ in (t) as well for computation of S in (f) and N in (f) by equations (13). But neither analytical expressions nor experimental data describing time variation of interferometer noise ξ in (t) is known.…”
Section: The Transmittance Of Nonlinear Fp Cavitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Substituting ξ in (t) in (23) we calculate time variation of interferometer output signal ∆E in (t), which is used in (13) to derive the spectrum S in (f) of interferometer output signal. Finally SNR in is computed from (14).…”
Section: Sinusoidal Gwmentioning
confidence: 99%
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