8:00 AM–9:30 AM, Saturday, October 7, 2006
UT Arlington, University Center - Rosebud Theater
Chair: John Fry, University of Texas at Arlington
8:30 AM–9:00 AM
Marlan Scully
(Texas A\&M University and Princeton University)
We demonstrate a strong coherent backward wave oscillation using forward propagating fields only. This is achieved by applying laser fields to an ultra-dispersive medium with proper chosen detunings to excite a molecular vibrational coherence that corresponds to a backward propagating wave. The physics then has much in common with propagation of ultra-slow light. Applications to coherent scattering and remote sensing are discussed.