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Optically tunable grating in a V+Ξ configuration involving a Rydberg state

Jinpeng Yuan, Shichao Dong, Chaohua Wu, Lirong Wang, Liantuan Xiao, Suotang Jia

Published Jul 23, 2020• 41 citations
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Abstract

configuration coherent rubidium thermal vapor. This new energy level structure employs a Rydberg level as the uppermost level and contains two typical electromagnetically induced transparency energy level configurations with the same probe field. Compared with the traditional V-type three-level grating, a significant improvement of the diffraction efficiency of this novel grating was observed. Its improvement was then also demonstrated experimentally by the transition spectrum and theoretically by a comprehensive simulation. The diffraction efficiency gain introduced by the control laser field was tuned with several experimental parameters, such as the atomic density and the control field intensity. And the maximum enhancement rate of first-order diffraction efficiency is proved to be as high as 30%. Such a novel all-optical tunable grating promises to be the new driving force in the advancement of all-optical communications and information technology.

DOI
10.1364/oe.400618

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Electromagnetically induced grating (EIG) is extensively investigated as an artificial periodic structure in recent years owed to its simple reconfiguration and flexible adjustability. We report the experimental observation of EIG in cold rubidium atoms. The coupling and probe lasers are corresponding to the 5S1/2−5P1/2 and 5S1/2−5P3/2 transitions of a V-type electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) configuration, respectively. A clear spatial intensity distribution of the probe laser with distinguished third-order diffraction pattern is recorded to character the EIG. The influence of the pertinent experimental parameters, such as coupling laser intensity and two-photon detuning on the diffraction pattern is investigated in detail. This is the first observation in visual form of the EIG in cold rubidium atoms. These results may potentially provide a nondestructive method to image cold atoms and pave the way for investigating non-Hermitian physics and the control of light dynamics.
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