Observation of selectivity of coherent population transfer induced by optical interference

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Netz, R ^a   Nazarkin, A ^a   Sauerbrey, R ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER PULSES; RUBIDIUM; TEMPERATURE;

ADIABATIC RAPID PASSAGE; COHERENT POPULATION TRANSFER; FREQUENCY CHIRPED OPTICAL PULSES; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER; PUMP PROBE MEASUREMENTS;

LIGHT INTERFERENCE;

EID: 0037435839     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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