Classical analog of electromagnetically induced transparency

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-41

  Garrido Alzar, C L ^a   Martinez, M A G ^b   Nussenzveig, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

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EID: 0013352724     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1412644     Document Type: Review

References (11)

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