Nonlinear optical processes using electromagnetically induced transparency

Stephen Harris(Stanford University), J. E. Field(Stanford University), Ataç Îmamoğlu(Stanford University)
Physical Review Letters
March 5, 1990
Cited by 1,901

Abstract

We show that by applying a strong-coupling field between a metastable state and the upper state of an allowed transition to ground one may obtain a resonantly enhanced third-order susceptibility while at the same time inducing transparency of the media. An improvement in conversion efficiency and parametric gain, as compared to weak-coupling field behavior, of many orders of magnitude is predicted.


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