Abstract
Through periodic index modulation, we create two different types of photonic structures in a heated rubidium vapor for controlled reflection, transmission, and diffraction of light. The modulation is achieved through the use of the ac Stark effect resulting from a standing-wave control field. The periodic intensity structures create translationally invariant index profiles analogous to photonic crystals in spectral regions of steep dispersion. Experimental results are consistent with modeling.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 043815 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Apr 15 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics