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arXiv:2403.18877 · Chinese Physics B

Left-handedness without absorption in the four-level Y-type atomic medium

Zhao Shun-Cai, Zhengdong Liu, Qixuan Wu

Published Jan 1, 2010• 9 citations
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Abstract

In this paper we have investigated three external fields interacting with the four-level Y-type atomic system described by the density-matrix approach. The results show that left-handedness with zero absorption is achieved. The zero absorption property displays the possibility of manipulation by varying the phase and the intensity of the coupling field. Also, the zero absorption property may be used to amplify the evanescent waves that have been lost in imaging by traditional lenses. We propose an approach to obtain a negative refractive medium with zero absorption and the possibility of enhanceingthe imaging resolution in realizing ‘superlenses’.

DOI
10.1088/1674-1056/19/1/014211

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This paper intends to realize negative refraction with absorption suppressed by the electromagneticly induced transparency(EIT) in a dense four-level atomic system. Without the two equal transition frequencies responding to the probe field, the atomic system displays a negative refraction with the simultaneously negative permittivity and negative permeability(Left-handedness). The response of the probe field is amplified and propagates transparency in some frequency extents. Therefore, our aim for searching the low-loss negative refraction can be achieved in the scheme, given the main applied limitation of the negative refractive materials is the large amount of dissipation and absorption. However, an excessive signal field intensity would increase the absorption near the resonance in our scheme.
A closed four-level system in atomic vapour is proposed, which is made to possess left handedness by using the technique of quantum coherence. The density matrix method is utilized in view of the rotating-wave approximation and the effect of a local field in dense gas. The numerical simulation result shows that the negative permittivity and the negative permeability of the medium can be achieved simultaneously (i.e. the left handedness) in a wider frequency band under appropriate parameter conditions. Furthermore, when analysing the dispersion property of the left-handed material, we can find that the probe beam propagation can be controlled from superluminal to subluminal, or vice versa via changing the detuning of the probe field.
A closed four-level system in atomic vapor was proposed,which was made to possess left handedness by means of the technique of quantum coherence.The density matrix method was utilized in view of the rotating-wave approximation and the local-field effect in high dense gas.The conclusion of the numerical simulation shows that the medium can simultaneously exhibits left handedness in two visible frequency bands,and one can manipulate the width of the frequence bands by changing the intensity of the control field.