Realistic theory of electromagnetically-induced transparency and slow light in a hot vapor of atoms undergoing collisions

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2009-01-23

arxiv.org/abs/0901.3790v1

Phys. Rev. A 80, 023817 (2009)

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Quantum Physics

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We present a realistic theoretical treatment of a three-level $\Lambda$ system in a hot atomic vapor interacting with a coupling and a probe field of arbitrary strengths, leading to electromagnetically-induced transparency and slow light under the two-photon resonance condition. We take into account all the relevant decoherence processes including col5Blisions. Velocity-changing collisions (VCCs) are modeled in the strong collision limit effectively, which helps in achieving optical pumping by the coupling beam across the entire Doppler profile. The steady-state expressions for the atomic density-matrix elements are numerically evaluated to yield the experimentally measured response characteristics. The predictions, taking into account a dynamic rate of influx of atoms in the two lower levels of the $\Lambda$, are in excellent agreement with the reported experimental results for $^4$He*. The role played by the VCC parameter is seen to be distinct from that by the transit time or Raman coherence decay rate.

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