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Adiabatic following and slow optical pulse propagation in rubidium vapor
(American Physical Society, 1973-06)
Short pulses of narrow-line low-intensity dye-laser light nearly resonant with the Zeeman-split 2P1/2 esonance line (7948 A) of rubidium were observed to propagate through dilute rubidium vapor as slowly as (1/14)c. These ...
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 ...