Fast light in atomic media

Journal of Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Akulshin, Alexander M ^a   McLean, Russell J ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anomalous dispersion; Atomic coherence; Superluminal pulse propagation

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DISPERSION (WAVES); LIGHT;

ANOMALOUS DISPERSION; ATOM-LIGHT INTERACTIONS; ATOMIC COHERENCE; DISPERSIVE PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; SUPERLUMINAL PROPAGATION; SUPERLUMINAL PULSE PROPAGATION;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 78249266029     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/10/104001     Document Type: Review

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