Coherent medium as a polarization splitter of pulses

Abstract

We show how one can use the anisotropic properties of a coherent medium to separate temporally the two polarization components of a linearly polarized pulse. This is achieved by applying a control field such that one component of the pulse becomes ultraslow while the other component's group velocity is almost unaffected by the medium. We present analytical and numerical results to support the functioning of such a coherent medium as a polarization splitter of pulses.

7 pages, 5 figures, typos corrected, added reference, resubmitted to Phys. Rev. A

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