Simultaneous slow and fast light effects using probe gain and pump depletion via Raman gain in atomic vapor

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 8775-8780

  Pati, G S ^a,b   Salit, M ^a   Salit, K ^a   Shahriar, M S ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; PROBES; PUMPS;

ATOMIC VAPOR; BROADBAND DETECTION; OPPOSITE DISPERSIONS; OPTICAL PULSE PROPAGATION; PUMP DEPLETION; PUMP-AND-PROBE; ROTATION SENSING; SLOW AND FAST LIGHT;

SLOW LIGHT;

ARTICLE; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

LIGHT; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 66449127930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.008775     Document Type: Article

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