Local Field Effects in Multicomponent Media

doi:10.1364/OE.1.000152

Optics Express

Editor: J. H. Eberly
Vol. 1, Iss. 6 — Sep. 15, 1997
pp: 152–159

Local Field Effects in Multicomponent Media

Michael Crenshaw, Kay Sullivan, and Charles Bowden »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 1, Issue 6, pp. 152-159 (1997)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.1.000152

View Full Text Article

Enhanced HTML Acrobat PDF (354 KB)

Journal Search
Article Lookup

Article Tools

Share

Citations

Alert me when this article is cited
Export Citation/Save

Abstract
Article Info
References (12)
Cited By
Figures (3)
Multimedia (6)
Metrics
Related Content

Abstract

We investigate local-field effects in nonlinear optical materials composed of two species of atoms. One species of atom is assumed to be near resonance with an applied field and is modeled as a two-level system while the other species of atom is assumed to be in the linear regime. If the near dipole-dipole interaction between two-level atoms is negligible, the usual local- field enhancement of the field is obtained. For the case in which near-dipole-dipole interactions are significant due to a high density of two-level atoms, local-field effects associated with the presence of a optically linear material component lead to local-field enhancement of the near dipole-dipole interaction, intrinsic cooperative decays, and coherence exchange processes.

[Optical Society of America ]

OCIS Codes
(030.1670) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherent optical effects
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.1670) Quantum optics : Coherent optical effects

ToC Category:
Focus Issue: Local field effects

History
Original Manuscript: August 21, 1997
Published: September 15, 1997

Citation
Michael Crenshaw, Kay Sullivan, and Charles Bowden, "Local Field Effects in Multicomponent Media," Opt. Express 1, 152-159 (1997)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-1-6-152

Sort: Journal | Reset

References

C. M. Bowden and J. P. Dowling, Phys. Rev. A 47, 1247 (1993); 49, 1514 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
F. A. Hopf, C. M. Bowden, W. Louisell, "Mirrorless optical bistability with the use of the local-field correction,"Phys. Rev. A 29, 2591 (1984). [CrossRef]
M. E. Crenshaw and C. M. Bowden, "Quasiadiabatic Following Approximation for a Dense Medium of Two-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 3475 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. S. Manka, J. P. Dowling, C. M. Bowden, and M. Fleishhauer, "Piezophotonic Switching Due to Local Field Eects in a Coherently Prepared Medium of Three-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 1789 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Marcuse, Principles of Quantum Electronics, (Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1980), pg. 307.
N. Bloembergen, Nonlinear Optics (W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1964).
M.P. Hehlen, H. U. Gudel, Q. Shu, J. Rai, S. Rai, and S. C. Rand, "Cooperative Bistability in Dense, Excited Atomic Systems" Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 1103 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics, Sixth Ed., (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1991).
R. Friedberg, S. R. Hartmann, J. T. Manassah, "Effect of local-field correction on a strongly pumped resonance," Phys. Rev. A 40, 2446 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. E. Crenshaw, M. Scalora, and C. M. Bowden, "Ultrafast Intrinsic Optical Swithcin in a Dense Medium of Two-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 911 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
L. Allen and J. H. Eberly, Optical Resonance and Two-Level Atoms, (Wiley, New York, 1975), (republished by Dover, NY, 1987).
M.Sargent III, M. O. Scully, and W.E. Lamb, Jr., Laser Physics, (Addison-Wesley, NY, 1987).

Other

C. M. Bowden and J. P. Dowling, Phys. Rev. A 47, 1247 (1993); 49, 1514 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
F. A. Hopf, C. M. Bowden, W. Louisell, "Mirrorless optical bistability with the use of the local-field correction,"Phys. Rev. A 29, 2591 (1984). [CrossRef]
M. E. Crenshaw and C. M. Bowden, "Quasiadiabatic Following Approximation for a Dense Medium of Two-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 3475 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. S. Manka, J. P. Dowling, C. M. Bowden, and M. Fleishhauer, "Piezophotonic Switching Due to Local Field Eects in a Coherently Prepared Medium of Three-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 1789 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Marcuse, Principles of Quantum Electronics, (Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1980), pg. 307.
N. Bloembergen, Nonlinear Optics (W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1964).
M.P. Hehlen, H. U. Gudel, Q. Shu, J. Rai, S. Rai, and S. C. Rand, "Cooperative Bistability in Dense, Excited Atomic Systems" Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 1103 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics, Sixth Ed., (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1991).
R. Friedberg, S. R. Hartmann, J. T. Manassah, "Effect of local-field correction on a strongly pumped resonance," Phys. Rev. A 40, 2446 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. E. Crenshaw, M. Scalora, and C. M. Bowden, "Ultrafast Intrinsic Optical Swithcin in a Dense Medium of Two-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 911 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
L. Allen and J. H. Eberly, Optical Resonance and Two-Level Atoms, (Wiley, New York, 1975), (republished by Dover, NY, 1987).
M.Sargent III, M. O. Scully, and W.E. Lamb, Jr., Laser Physics, (Addison-Wesley, NY, 1987).

Cited By

Alert me when this paper is cited

OSA is able to provide readers links to articles that cite this paper by participating in CrossRef's Cited-By Linking service. CrossRef includes content from more than 3000 publishers and societies. In addition to listing OSA journal articles that cite this paper, citing articles from other participating publishers will also be listed.

Click here to see a list of articles that cite this paper

Figures


Figure 1:	Figure 2:	Figure 3:

Multimedia

Multimedia Files	Recommended Software
» Media 1: GIF (8 KB)	QuickTime
» Media 2: GIF (6 KB)	QuickTime
» Media 3: GIF (11 KB)	QuickTime
» Media 4: GIF (12 KB)	QuickTime
» Media 5: GIF (20 KB)	QuickTime
» Media 6: GIF (19 KB)	QuickTime

« Previous Article | Next Article »

OSA is a member of CrossRef.

[1] C. M. Bowden and J. P. Dowling, Phys. Rev. A 47, 1247 (1993); 49, 1514 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[2] F. A. Hopf, C. M. Bowden, W. Louisell, "Mirrorless optical bistability with the use of the local-field correction,"Phys. Rev. A 29, 2591 (1984). [CrossRef]

[3] M. E. Crenshaw and C. M. Bowden, "Quasiadiabatic Following Approximation for a Dense Medium of Two-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 3475 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[4] A. S. Manka, J. P. Dowling, C. M. Bowden, and M. Fleishhauer, "Piezophotonic Switching Due to Local Field Eects in a Coherently Prepared Medium of Three-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 1789 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[5] D. Marcuse, Principles of Quantum Electronics, (Academic Press, Orlando, FL, 1980), pg. 307.

[6] N. Bloembergen, Nonlinear Optics (W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1964).

[7] M.P. Hehlen, H. U. Gudel, Q. Shu, J. Rai, S. Rai, and S. C. Rand, "Cooperative Bistability in Dense, Excited Atomic Systems" Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 1103 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics, Sixth Ed., (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1991).

[9] R. Friedberg, S. R. Hartmann, J. T. Manassah, "Effect of local-field correction on a strongly pumped resonance," Phys. Rev. A 40, 2446 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[10] M. E. Crenshaw, M. Scalora, and C. M. Bowden, "Ultrafast Intrinsic Optical Swithcin in a Dense Medium of Two-Level Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 911 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[11] L. Allen and J. H. Eberly, Optical Resonance and Two-Level Atoms, (Wiley, New York, 1975), (republished by Dover, NY, 1987).

[12] M.Sargent III, M. O. Scully, and W.E. Lamb, Jr., Laser Physics, (Addison-Wesley, NY, 1987).

Select a Conference
Session or Paper #
Year

OpticsInfoBase

Optics Express

Local Field Effects in Multicomponent Media

Article Tools

Abstract

References

Other

Cited By

Figures

Multimedia

Related Journal Articles

Related Conference Papers