Polarization dependence and interference in four-wave mixing with Rydberg levels in rubidium vapor

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 3000-3003

  Vianna, S S ^a   Nussenzveig, P ^a   Magno, W C ^a   Tabosa, J W R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

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EID: 4243729033     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.58.3000     Document Type: Article

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