Optical-wave group-velocity reduction without electromagnetically induced transparency

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 4-

  Deng, L ^a   Hagley, E W ^a   Kozuma, M ^b   Payne, M G ^c  

^a Optical Technology Division   (United States)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85037213080     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.65.051805     Document Type: Article

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