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Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 103601 (2002) [4 pages]

Transporting and Time Reversing Light via Atomic Coherence

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A. S. Zibrov1,2, A. B. Matsko1, O. Kocharovskaya1,3, Y. V. Rostovtsev1, G. R. Welch1, and M. O. Scully1,4
1Department of Physics and Institute for Quantum Studies, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242
2P. N. Lebedev Institute of Physics, Moscow, 117924, Russia
3Institute of Applied Physics, RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
4Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, D-85748 Garching, Germany

Received 22 February 2001; published 26 February 2002

We study basic issues central to the storage of quantum information in a coherently prepared atomic medium such as the role of adiabaticity. We also propose and demonstrate transporting, multiplexing, and time reversing of stored light.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.103601
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.103601
PACS:
42.50.Gy, 03.67.Hk, 42.65.Tg