Nonlinear Talbot effect in electromagnetically induced optical lattice

Ruibo Ru; Huangjie Li; Sannv Zhang; Hao Pang; Churong Pan; Haixia Chen; Dong Wei; Hong Gao; Fuli Li

Results in Physics (May 2024)

Nonlinear Talbot effect in electromagnetically induced optical lattice

Ruibo Ru,
Huangjie Li,
Sannv Zhang,
Hao Pang,
Churong Pan,
Haixia Chen,
Dong Wei,
Hong Gao,
Fuli Li

Affiliations

Ruibo Ru: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Huangjie Li: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Sannv Zhang: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Hao Pang: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Churong Pan: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Haixia Chen: Corresponding author.; MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Dong Wei: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Hong Gao: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Fuli Li: MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60
p. 107697

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The nonlinear Talbot effect means formation of self-imaging of the periodic structure by utilizing the harmonic wave instead of the fundamental one. Electromagnetically induced optical lattices established in atomic ensembles by optical induction technique have received great attention in recent years. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the nonlinear four wave mixing (FWM) Talbot effect in the Rubidium medium, where the third-order susceptibility χ(3) has periodic distribution due to the modulation from the incident pump light. Two kinds of periodic structure, the square lattice and hexagonal lattice, are employed to investigate the nonlinear FWM Talbot effect. The integer and fractional Talbot images produced by the FWM field are all obtained. The experimental results are qualitatively consistent with theoretical simulations. Different from the self-imaging of the refractive index in the linear optics, the FWM Talbot effect is the self-imaging of the periodic χ(3). The results may offer a high-resolution lensless way for imaging various optical periodic structures.

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ISSN: 2211-3797 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
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