%0 Journal Article %1 Scherman:12 %A Scherman, M. %A Mishina, O. S. %A Lombardi, P. %A Giacobino, E. %A Laurat, J. %D 2012 %I OSA %J Opt. Express %K eit-breit-rabi %N 4 %P 4346--4351 %R 10.1364/OE.20.004346 %T Enhancing electromagnetically-induced transparency in a multilevel broadened medium %U http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-4-4346 %V 20 %X Electromagnetically-induced transparency has become an important tool to control the optical properties of dense media. However, in a broad class of systems, the interplay between inhomogeneous broadening and the existence of several excited levels may lead to a vanishing transparency. Here, by identifying the underlying physical mechanisms resulting in this effect, we show that transparency can be strongly enhanced. We thereby demonstrate a 5-fold enhancement in a room-temperature vapor of alkali-metal atoms via a specific shaping of the atomic velocity distribution.

@article{Scherman:12, abstract = {{Electromagnetically-induced transparency has become an important tool to control the optical properties of dense media. However, in a broad class of systems, the interplay between inhomogeneous broadening and the existence of several excited levels may lead to a vanishing transparency. Here, by identifying the underlying physical mechanisms resulting in this effect, we show that transparency can be strongly enhanced. We thereby demonstrate a 5-fold enhancement in a room-temperature vapor of alkali-metal atoms via a specific shaping of the atomic velocity distribution.}}, added-at = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, author = {Scherman, M. and Mishina, O. S. and Lombardi, P. and Giacobino, E. and Laurat, J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d3236de847e132fbc72a9988a5999326/rspreeuw}, citeulike-article-id = {14333506}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.004346}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-4-4346}, doi = {10.1364/OE.20.004346}, interhash = {ef90d758cc8d9de72d3230801fd30dab}, intrahash = {d3236de847e132fbc72a9988a5999326}, journal = {Opt. Express}, keywords = {eit-breit-rabi}, month = feb, number = 4, pages = {4346--4351}, posted-at = {2017-04-07 14:54:32}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, timestamp = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, title = {{Enhancing electromagnetically-induced transparency in a multilevel broadened medium}}, url = {http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-4-4346}, volume = 20, year = 2012 }