Opening four-wave mixing and six-wave mixing channels via dual electromagnetically induced transparency windows

Highly efficient four-wave mixing (FWM) and six-wave mixing (SWM) processes can coexist in a four-level Y-type atomic system due to atomic coherence. The simultaneously opened dual electromagnetically induced transparency windows in this four-level atomic system allow observation of these two nonlin...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 99; no. 12; p. 123603
Main Authors Zhang, Yanpeng, Brown, Andy W, Xiao, Min
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 21.09.2007
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:Highly efficient four-wave mixing (FWM) and six-wave mixing (SWM) processes can coexist in a four-level Y-type atomic system due to atomic coherence. The simultaneously opened dual electromagnetically induced transparency windows in this four-level atomic system allow observation of these two nonlinear optical processes at the same time, which enables detailed studies of the interplay between the FWM and SWM processes. Three-photon and five-photon destructive interferences are also observed.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.99.123603