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Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and Light Storage in an Atomic Mott Insulator
Stefan KuhrStefan TrotzkyNir DavidsonRami PugatchImmanuel BlochUte SchnorrbergerJeff D. ThompsonJeff D. Thompsonsubject
PhysicsCondensed Matter::Quantum GasesOptical latticeQuantum PhysicsCondensed matter physicsElectromagnetically induced transparencyMott insulatorFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyPulse (physics)Light ShiftLight storagePhysics::Atomic PhysicsAtomic physicsQuantum Physics (quant-ph)Light fielddescription
We experimentally demonstrate electromagnetically induced transparency and light storage with ultracold 87Rb atoms in a Mott insulating state in a three dimensional optical lattice. We have observed light storage times of about 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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-01 |