Brillouin-scattering-induced transparency and non-reciprocal light storage

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Dong, Chun Hua ^a   Shen, Zhen ^a   Zou, Chang Ling ^a   Zhang, Yan Lei ^a   Fu, Wei ^a   Guo, Guang Can ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; EQUIPMENT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

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EID: 84955281055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7193     Document Type: Article

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