Coherent-state-induced transparency

Abstract

We examine electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in an ensemble of cold $\Lambda -$type atoms induced by a quantum control field in multi-mode coherent states and compare it with the transparency created by the classical light of the same intensity. We show that the perfect coincidence is achieved only in the case of a single-mode coherent state, whereas the transparency sharply decreases, when the number of the modes exceeds the mean number of control photons in the medium. The origin of the effect is the modification of photon statistics in the control field with increasing the number of the modes that weakens its interaction with atoms resulting in a strong probe absorption. For the same reason, the probe pulse transforms from EIT-based slow-light into superluminal propagation caused by the absorption.

arXiv comment6 pages, 5 figures

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