Abstract

We explore optical manipulation of sculpted light based on phase-dependent electromagnetically induced transparency through both homogeneously and inhomogeneously broadened five-level atomic systems. A transverse magnetic field and a suitable spatially inhomogeneous control field can be used to create a spatial probe transparency modulation at a desired location. Such transparency modulation is the principle behind the shaping of the light. Further, the beam propagation equation shows that the control-field-induced selective phase information can be imprinted on the probe beam. Hence, this controlled light shaping paves a new way for high-contrast imaging, laser micromachining, and creation of optical lattices and optical tweezers. Our work may also have applications in optical communication and information processing.

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