Coherent manipulation of atoms and molecules by sequential laser pulses

Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 46, Issue C, 2001, Pages 55-190

  Vitanov, N V ^a   Fleischhauer, M ^b   Shore, B W ^c   Bergmann, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/S1049-250X(01)80063-X     Document Type: Chapter

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