Light guiding light: Nonlinear refraction in rubidium vapor

J. A. Andersen*, M. E.J. Friese, A. G. Truscott, Z. Ficek, P. D. Drummond, N. R. Heckenberg, H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop

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Abstract

Recently there has been experimental and theoretical interest in cross-dispersion effects in rubidium vapor, which allows one beam of light to be guided by another. We present theoretical results which account for the complications created by the D line hyperfine structure of rubidium as well as the presence of the two major isotopes of rubidium. This allows the complex frequency dependence of the effects observed in our experiments to be understood and lays the foundation for future studies of nonlinear propagation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number023820
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume63
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

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