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Narrow band amplification of light carrying orbital angular momentum

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We report on the amplification of an optical vortex beam carrying orbital angular momentum via induced narrow Raman gain in an ensemble of cold cesium atoms. A 20% single-pass Raman gain of a weak vortex signal field is observed with a spectral width of order of 1 MHz, much smaller than the natural width, demonstrating that the amplification process preserves the phase structure of the vortex beam. The gain is observed in the degenerated two-level system associated with the hyperfine transition 6S1/2(F = 3) ↔ 6P3/2(F′ = 2) of cesium. Our experimental observations are explained with a simple theoretical model based on a three-level Λ system interacting coherently with the weak Laguerre-Gauss field and a strong coupling field, including an incoherent pumping rate between the two degenerate ground-states.
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hal-03348455 , version 1 (18-09-2021)

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G. Borba, S. Barreiro, L. Pruvost, D. Felinto, J. Tabosa. Narrow band amplification of light carrying orbital angular momentum. Optics Express, 2016, 24 (9), pp.10078. ⟨10.1364/OE.24.010078⟩. ⟨hal-03348455⟩

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