Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in optically trapped rubidium atoms

Abstract

We demonstrate electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a sample of rubidium atoms, trapped in an optical dipole trap. Mixing a small amount of ${\sigma }^{-}$-polarized light to the weak ${\sigma }^{+}$-polarized probe pulses, we are able to measure the absorptive and dispersive properties of the atomic medium at the same time. Features as small as 4 kHz have been detected on an absorption line with 20 MHz line width.

5 pages, 8 figures

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• Quantum telecommunication based on atomic cascade transitions
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