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Superluminal and slow light propagation in cold atoms

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199 (United States)
The group velocity of a light pulse propagating through a four-level system exhibiting electromagnetically induced transparency can be manipulated by a pump laser. The pump laser induces the large optical nonlinearities with steep normal or anomalous dispersion. We present experimental measurements that demonstrate both slow and superluminal light propagation in cold Rb atoms.
OSTI ID:
20643860
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 70; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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