Slow-light enhancement of stimulated emission of atomic systems in photonic crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 442-446

  Liu, Yang ^a   Jiang, Chun ^a   Lin, Yaming ^a   Xu, Wenhui ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; STIMULATED EMISSION;

ATOMIC POTENTIAL ENERGY; ATOMIC SYSTEM; BAND EDGE; CONVERSION RATES; FLOQUET; FOUR-LEVEL ATOMIC SYSTEM; GROUP VELOCITIES; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; IN-FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PHYSICAL MODEL;

SLOW LIGHT;

EID: 77949289981     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000442     Document Type: Article

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