Generation of light carrying orbital angular momentum via induced coherence grating in cold atom

Light carrying orbital angular momentum is generated via an electromagnetically induced Zeeman coherence grating in cold cesium atoms. This constitutes a first step towards the processing of quantum information encoded in a multidimensional state space.

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Main Authors: Barreiro, S., Tabosa, J.W.R.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Atom optics
Frequency
Gratings
Laser beams
Laser excitation
Multidimensional systems
Nonlinear optics
Optical mixing
Signal generators
State-space methods
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Summary:Light carrying orbital angular momentum is generated via an electromagnetically induced Zeeman coherence grating in cold cesium atoms. This constitutes a first step towards the processing of quantum information encoded in a multidimensional state space.
DOI:10.1109/QELS.2003.237990