Optimization of time-domain storage density in the presence of excitation-induced spectral diffusion

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 26, 1997, Pages 6692-6695

  Shen, X A ^a   Kachru, R ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitation induced spectral diffusion; Frequency chirp; Photon echoes; Time domain optical memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043072616     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.006692     Document Type: Article

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