NONLINEAR-THEORY OF INDEX ENHANCEMENT VIA QUANTUM COHERENCE AND INTERFERENCE

被引:123
作者
RATHE, U [1 ]
FLEISCHHAUER, M [1 ]
ZHU, SY [1 ]
HANSCH, TW [1 ]
SCULLY, MO [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT, W-8046 GARCHING, GERMANY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1993年 / 47卷 / 06期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.47.4994
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We study the nonlinear behavior of the electric susceptibility for several systems showing a high index of refraction without absorption due to quantum coherence and interference. Estimates of cw intensity limits for a given index of refraction are obtained. We calculate critical field intensities for self-focusing and investigate the stability of the absorption cancellation with regard to intensity fluctuations.
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页码:4994 / 5002
页数:9
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