Phys. Rev. A 65, 053811 (2002) [5 pages]Coherent medium as a polarization splitter of pulsesReceived 21 January 2002; published 2 May 2002 We show how one can use the anisotropic properties of a coherent medium to separate temporally the two polarization components of a linearly polarized pulse. This is achieved by applying a control field such that one component of the pulse becomes ultraslow while the other component’s group velocity is almost unaffected by the medium. We present analytical and numerical results to support the functioning of such a coherent medium as a polarization splitter of pulses. © 2002 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.65.053811
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.65.053811
PACS:
42.50.Gy, 42.25.Ja, 42.25.Lc
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