Observation of a large, resonant, cross-Kerr nonlinearity in a cold Rydberg gas

We report the experimental observation of a cross-Kerr nonlinearity in a free-space medium based on resonantly excited, interacting Rydberg atoms and electromagnetically induced transparency. The nonlinearity is used to implement cross-phase modulation between two optical pulses. The nonlinear phase...

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Main Authors: Josiah Sinclair, Daniela Angulo, Noah Lupu-Gladstein, Kent Bonsma-Fisher, Aephraim M. Steinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2019-12-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.033193