On the dynamic range of optical delay lines based on coherent atomic media

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2210-2223

  Matsko, Andrey B ^a   Strekalov, Dmitry V ^a   Maleki, Lute ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; QUANTUM OPTICS; RESONATORS; TRANSPARENCY; VAPORS;

COHERENT ATOMIC MEDIA; NONLINEAR PROPERTIES; OPTICAL DELAY LINES; RESONATOR DELAYS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 17444407520     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.002210     Document Type: Article

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