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World Journal of Engineering and Technology

The Delayed Images in a Hot Rubidium Atomic Vapor

Long Sui

Published Jan 1, 2015• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report an experimental realization of the delayed images in a hot rubidium atomic vapor. With a rubidium atomic vapor cell as slow light medium, the image quality of the experiment could be improved greatly, compared with the results without a slow light medium. By analyzing the results about the image visibility of the slow light imaging system under three different conditions, the image visibility becomes better with the increment of the temperature, during the time that the wavelength of the laser is within dispersion range.

DOI
10.4236/wjet.2015.34b003

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