Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence
Abstract The array of coupled optical waveguides, which is also viewed as a photonic lattice, can exhibit abundant photonic band structures depending on the desired spatial arrangements of involved waveguides. Studies of photonic lattices are usually performed in solid‐state materials, where the req...
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| description | Abstract The array of coupled optical waveguides, which is also viewed as a photonic lattice, can exhibit abundant photonic band structures depending on the desired spatial arrangements of involved waveguides. Studies of photonic lattices are usually performed in solid‐state materials, where the required periodic susceptibilities can be achieved by employing the femtosecond laser direct‐writing or optical induction method, and have spawned flourishing achievements in manipulating the behaviors of light. Recently, the concept of electromagnetically induced photonic lattice (EIPL) is proposed under the well‐known electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in coherently prepared multilevel alkali‐metal atomic systems, where the strong coupling beams producing EIT possess spatially periodic intensity profiles. The inherited instantaneous tunability of susceptibility from EIT‐modulated atomic coherence allows for the easy reconfigurability of EIPLs, which gives rise to exotic beam dynamics under such a readily controllable framework. This paper summarizes the historical overview and recent advances of the in situ and all‐optically reconfigurable EIPLs. The Introduction section provides the scheme and formation of the EIPL via atomic coherence. The following sections review the recently demonstrated dynamical properties of light in various 1D and 2D EIPLs and in compound EIPLs built by two coupling fields. The final section gives brief concluding remarks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48722eb1fb74453285e86baa851688122025-01-10T12:23:42ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Physics Research2751-12002025-01-0141n/an/a10.1002/apxr.202400082Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic CoherenceJiaqi Yuan0Shun Liang1Qingsong Yu2Changbiao Li3Yanpeng Zhang4Min Xiao5Zhaoyang Zhang6Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education ＆ Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique School of Electronic Science and Engineering Faculty of Electronic and Information Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 ChinaKey Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education ＆ Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique School of Electronic Science and Engineering Faculty of Electronic and Information Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 ChinaKey Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education ＆ Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique School of Electronic Science and Engineering Faculty of Electronic and Information Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 ChinaKey Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education ＆ Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique School of Electronic Science and Engineering Faculty of Electronic and Information Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 ChinaKey Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education ＆ Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique School of Electronic Science and Engineering Faculty of Electronic and Information Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 ChinaDepartment of Physics University of Arkansas Fayetteville Arkansas 72701 USAKey Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education ＆ Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique School of Electronic Science and Engineering Faculty of Electronic and Information Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 ChinaAbstract The array of coupled optical waveguides, which is also viewed as a photonic lattice, can exhibit abundant photonic band structures depending on the desired spatial arrangements of involved waveguides. Studies of photonic lattices are usually performed in solid‐state materials, where the required periodic susceptibilities can be achieved by employing the femtosecond laser direct‐writing or optical induction method, and have spawned flourishing achievements in manipulating the behaviors of light. Recently, the concept of electromagnetically induced photonic lattice (EIPL) is proposed under the well‐known electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in coherently prepared multilevel alkali‐metal atomic systems, where the strong coupling beams producing EIT possess spatially periodic intensity profiles. The inherited instantaneous tunability of susceptibility from EIT‐modulated atomic coherence allows for the easy reconfigurability of EIPLs, which gives rise to exotic beam dynamics under such a readily controllable framework. This paper summarizes the historical overview and recent advances of the in situ and all‐optically reconfigurable EIPLs. The Introduction section provides the scheme and formation of the EIPL via atomic coherence. The following sections review the recently demonstrated dynamical properties of light in various 1D and 2D EIPLs and in compound EIPLs built by two coupling fields. The final section gives brief concluding remarks.https://doi.org/10.1002/apxr.202400082atomic ensemblescoherent controlelectromagnetically induced transparencyphotonic latticereconfigurability |
| spellingShingle | Jiaqi Yuan Shun Liang Qingsong Yu Changbiao Li Yanpeng Zhang Min Xiao Zhaoyang Zhang Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence Advanced Physics Research atomic ensembles coherent control electromagnetically induced transparency photonic lattice reconfigurability |
| title | Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence |
| title_full | Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence |
| title_fullStr | Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence |
| title_short | Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices Based on Atomic Coherence |
| title_sort | reconfigurable photonic lattices based on atomic coherence |
| topic | atomic ensembles coherent control electromagnetically induced transparency photonic lattice reconfigurability |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/apxr.202400082 |
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