Bakht Amin Bacha

Gain assisted multiple surperluminal regions via a Kerr nonlinearity in a double lambda-type atomic configuration

A four level double lambda-type atomic configuration is extended to polychromatic pump fields driven from the ground to the same excited hyperfine sublevel. Multiple superluminal regions are observed in the gain peak regions and between the two pairs of gain peak regions. Furthermore, the effect of cross Kerr nonlinearity is introduced in the system by applying an additional driving field. Large enhancement in the superluminality is observed as compared to the previously observed superluminality without the Kerr nonlinearity. The results clearly show a small negative group velocity of ? 0.72?m?s?1 with a negative time delay of ?42.2?ms in the presence of the Kerr field. In this connection, useful theoretical techniques are presented for the enhancement of slow and fast light propagation. This generalized model is adjustable with the current applied technologies of cloaking devices and spacial mode images.

Temporal cloak via Doppler broadening

In this article we propose a new scheme for a temporal cloak based on a five level experimental rubidium or cesium atomic system. In the thought experiment, a cloaking time gap is created between the enhanced subluminal and superluminal pulse caused by Doppler broadening in the medium. A cloaking time in microseconds is attained and no distortion is observed in the pulse.

Coherent control of polarization state rotation via Doppler broadening and Kerr nonlinearity in a spinning fast light medium

We propose a four-level experimental N-type atomic configuration to observe the propagation of a light pulse in a spinning dispersive medium. In this model a fast propagating light pulse is observed in which the polarization states of the light and their transmitted images are rotated in the opposite direction to the spinning medium. We investigate the effects of Doppler broadening and Kerr nonlinearity on fast light propagation in a spinning medium. Doppler broadening and Kerr nonlinearity strongly influence the rotation of the polarization states of the light and images of fast light in a spinning medium. A pulse of group velocity −c/2000.5 ms−1 is enhanced to −c/80000 ms−1 due to the the Kerr effect and a significant increase is observed in the rotation of the polarization states of the light and images. At a specific parameter, a 25% fraction change is observed due to the Kerr effect. These results provide different rotation states for image coding.

Superluminal propagation in a poly-chromatically driven gain assisted four-level N-type atomic system

We investigate the behavior of light propagation in an N-type four-level gain assisted model (Agarwal and Dasgupta 2004 Phys. Rev. A 70 023802) under poly-chromatic pump fields. The system exhibits interesting results of multiple controllable pairs of the gain doublet profile with changes in the intensity of the control field. We observe multiple anomalous dispersive regions for superluminal propagation in the medium. A negative group velocity of −37.50 m s−1 with a negative time delay of −8 ms is observed between each gain doublet in anomalous dispersive regions. This generalized model and its predictions can be tested with existing experimental setups.

Time gap for temporal cloak based on spectral hole burning in atomic medium

We demonstrate the possibility of creating a time gap in the slow light based on spectral hole burning in a four-level Doppler broadened sodium atomic system. A time gap is also observed between the slow and the fast light in the hole burning region and near the burnt hole region, respectively. A cloaking time gap is attained in microseconds and no distortion is observed in the transmitted pulse. The width of the time gap is observed to vary with the inverse Doppler effect in this system. Our results may provide a way to create multiple time gaps for a temporal cloak.

Spectral Hole Burning via Kerr Nonlinearity

Spectral hole burning is investigated in an optical medium in the presence of Doppler broadening and Kerr nonlinearity. The Kerr nonlinearity generates coherent hole burning in the absorption spectrum. The higher order Kerr nonlinearity enhances the typical lamb dip of the hole. Normal dispersion in the hole burning region while Steep anomalous dispersion between the two hole burning regions also enhances with higher order Kerr effect. A large phase shift creates large delay or advancement in the pulse propagation while no distortion is observed in the pulse. These results provide significant steps to improve optical memory, telecom devices, preservation of information and image quality.

Atom Microscopy via Dual Resonant Superposition

An M-type Rb87 atomic system is proposed for one-dimensional atom microscopy under the condition of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency. Super-localization of the atom in the absorption spectrum while its delocalization in the dispersion spectrum is observed due to the dual superposition effect of the resonant fields. The observed minimum uncertainty peaks will find important applications in Laser cooling, creating focused atom beams, atom nanolithography, and in measurement of the center-of-mass wave function of moving atoms.