Optimal Control of Light Pulse Storage and Retrieval
- 15 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 98 (24), 243602
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.98.243602
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally a procedure to obtain the maximum efficiency for the storage and retrieval of light pulses in atomic media. The procedure uses time-reversal to obtain optimal input signal pulse shapes. Experimental results in warm Rb vapor are in good agreement with theoretical predictions and demonstrate a substantial improvement of efficiency. This optimization procedure is applicable to a wide range of systems.Keywords
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