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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2019-12-01
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Series: | Physical Review Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.033193 |