All-optical vapor density control for electromagnetically induced transparency

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2729-2733

  Marmugi, Luca ^a,b   Gozzini, Silvia ^a   Lucchesini, Alessandro ^a   Bogi, Andrea ^b   Burchianti, Alessia ^a   Marinelli, Carmela ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DESORPTION; QUANTUM OPTICS;

ALKALI VAPORS; ATOMIC SYSTEM; ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-INDUCED TRANSPARENCY; RAPID CONTROL; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

VAPORS;

EID: 84867535211     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.29.002729     Document Type: Article

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