High-order optical nonlinearity at low light levels

Details High-order optical nonlinearity at low light levels High-order optical nonlinearity at low light levels

2011-08-24

arxiv.org/abs/1108.4730v2

Physics

Optics

5 pages, 3 figures

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We observe a nonlinear optical process in a gas of cold atoms that simultaneously displays the largest reported fifth-order nonlinear susceptibility \chi^(5) = 1.9x10^{-12} (m/V)^4 and high transparency. The nonlinearity results from the simultaneous cooling and crystallization of the gas, and gives rise to efficient Bragg scattering in the form of six-wave-mixing at low-light-levels. For large atom-photon coupling strengths, the back-action of the scattered fields influences the light-matter dynamics. This system may have important applications in many-body physics, quantum information processing, and multidimensional soliton formation.

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