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Self-defocusing of light by adiabatic following in rubidium vapor
(American Physical Society, 1972-10)
The narrow-line output of a dye laser on the low-frequency side of the 2P1/2 resonance line (7948 A) of rubidium was self-defocused by passage through dilute rubidium vapor. The defocusing was caused by the electronic ...
Observation of self-steepening of optical pulses with possible shock formation
(American Physical Society, 1973-08-13)
Near-resonant light pulses were steepened by passage through Rb vapor. The rise time changed from typically 4 nsec to less than 1 nsec, and complicated envelopes developed. The self-steepening, well described by adiabatic ...