PT-symmetric optical potentials in a coherent atomic medium

Jiteng Sheng, Mohammad Ali Miri, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Min Xiao

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Abstract

We propose that a coherently prepared four-level atomic medium can provide a versatile platform for realizing parity-time (PT) symmetric optical potentials. Different types of PT-symmetric potentials are proposed by appropriately tuning the exciting optical fields and the pertinent atomic parameters. Such reconfigurable and controllable systems may open up new avenues in observing PT-related phenomena with appreciable gain-loss contrast in coherent atomic media.

Original languageEnglish
Article number041803
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume88
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

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