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Optics Letters

Optical storage of Ince–Gaussian modes in warm atomic vapor

Ya Yu, Yun Chen, Chengyuan Wang, Jinwen Wang, Zhaochen Sun, Mingtao Cao, Hong Gao, Fuli Li

Published Jan 26, 2021• 22 citations
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Abstract

We report on the optical storage of Ince-Gaussian modes in a warm rubidium vapor cell based on electromagnetically induced transparency protocol, and we also qualitatively analyze how atomic diffusion affects the retrieved beams after storage. Ince-Gaussian modes possess very complex and abundant spatial structures and form a complete infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. Successfully storing such modes could open up possibilities for fundamental high-dimensional optical communication experiments.

DOI
10.1364/ol.414762

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