中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (10): 104208-104208.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/10/104208

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Optical bistability induced by quantum coherence in a negative index atomic medium

张红军a c, 郭洪菊b, 孙辉a, 李金萍a, 尹宝银a   

  1. a College of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China;
    b Department of Printing Equipment Engineering, Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, Shanghai 200093, China;
    c Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A & M University, 77840, USA
  • 收稿日期:2012-12-26 修回日期:2013-01-23 出版日期:2013-08-30 发布日期:2013-08-30
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University (Grant Nos. GK201002024 and GK201003003), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11104176 and 11104185), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China (Grant No. 2011JQ1008), the Special Fund of Shanghai Outstanding Young Teachers, China (Grant Nos. slg10054 and slg10023), and the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, China (Grant No. 11YZ118).

Optical bistability induced by quantum coherence in a negative index atomic medium

Zhang Hong-Jun (张红军)a c, Guo Hong-Ju (郭洪菊)b, Sun Hui (孙辉)a, Li Jin-Ping (李金萍)a, Yin Bao-Yin (尹宝银)a   

  1. a College of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China;
    b Department of Printing Equipment Engineering, Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, Shanghai 200093, China;
    c Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A & M University, 77840, USA
  • Received:2012-12-26 Revised:2013-01-23 Online:2013-08-30 Published:2013-08-30
  • Contact: Guo Hong-Ju E-mail:mermaid@siom.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University (Grant Nos. GK201002024 and GK201003003), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11104176 and 11104185), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China (Grant No. 2011JQ1008), the Special Fund of Shanghai Outstanding Young Teachers, China (Grant Nos. slg10054 and slg10023), and the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, China (Grant No. 11YZ118).

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摘要： Bistability behaviors in an optical ring cavity filled with a dense V-type four-level atomic medium are theoretically investigated. It is found that the optical bistability can appear in the negative refraction frequency band, while both the bistability and multi-stability can occur in the positive refraction frequency bands. Therefore, optical bistability can be realized from conventional material to negative index material due to quantum coherence in our scheme.

关键词: optical bistability, quantum coherence, negative refractive index, atomic medium

Abstract: Bistability behaviors in an optical ring cavity filled with a dense V-type four-level atomic medium are theoretically investigated. It is found that the optical bistability can appear in the negative refraction frequency band, while both the bistability and multi-stability can occur in the positive refraction frequency bands. Therefore, optical bistability can be realized from conventional material to negative index material due to quantum coherence in our scheme.

Key words: optical bistability, quantum coherence, negative refractive index, atomic medium

中图分类号:  (Optical bistability, multistability, and switching, including local field effects)

  • 42.65.Pc
42.50.Gy (Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and Amplification of light; electromagnetically induced transparency and Absorption)