Storage and manipulation of light using a Raman gradient-echo process

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Hosseini, M ^a   Sparkes, B M ^a   Campbell, G T ^a   Lam, P K ^a   Buchler, B C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ENSEMBLE; ATOMIC MOTION; ATOMIC SYSTEM; GAS CELL; GRADIENT ECHO; MULTIPLE PULSE; PULSE SHAPES; QUANTUM INFORMATION; RAMAN COUPLING; STORAGE AND RETRIEVALS; THREE-LEVEL;

FOUR WAVE MIXING; QUANTUM OPTICS; RUBIDIUM;

ATOMS;

EID: 84862237985     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/45/12/124004     Document Type: Review

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