Peak Amplification and Breakup of a Coherent Optical Pulse in a Simple Atomic Absorber
- 23 March 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 24 (12) , 638-641
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.24.638
Abstract
We report the low-loss propagation, peak amplification, and multiple breakup of a coherent laser pulse undergoing self-induced transparency by interacting with two nondegenerate levels of a highly absorbing gas of Rb atoms. These results are in good agreement with computer solutions of coupled Schrödinger and Maxwell equations including relaxation.Keywords
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