Electromagnetically induced transparency of an interacting cold Rydberg ensemble

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Weatherill, K J ^a   Pritchard, J D ^a   Abel, R P ^a   Bason, M G ^a   Mohapatra, A K ^a   Adams, C S ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPTICS; TRANSPARENCY;

DARK RESONANCES; DECOHERENCE; ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED TRANSPARENCIES; PRINCIPAL QUANTUM NUMBERS; RYDBERG; RYDBERG GASSES;

RYDBERG STATES;

EID: 58149311237     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/41/20/201002     Document Type: Article

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