Electromagnetically induced transparency and light storage in an atomic Mott insulator

Schnorrberger, U. and Thompson, J. D. and Trotzky, S. and Pugatch, R. and Davidson, N. and Kuhr, S. and Bloch, I. (2009) Electromagnetically induced transparency and light storage in an atomic Mott insulator. Physical Review Letters, 103 (3). 033003. ISSN 1079-7114 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.033003)

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate electromagnetically induced transparency and light storage with ultracold Rb-87 atoms in a Mott insulating state in a three-dimensional optical lattice. We have observed light storage times of similar or equal to 240 ms, to our knowledge the longest ever achieved in ultracold atomic samples. Using the differential light shift caused by a spatially inhomogeneous far detuned light field we imprint a ``phase gradient'' across the atomic sample, resulting in controlled angular redirection of the retrieved light pulse.

ORCID iDs

Schnorrberger, U., Thompson, J. D., Trotzky, S., Pugatch, R., Davidson, N., Kuhr, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8386-5357 and Bloch, I.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:30285
    Dates:
    Date
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    17 July 2009
    Published
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:14 Apr 2011 11:15
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 09:42
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/30285
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