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Theoretical Study of Fast Light with Short sech Pulses in Coherent Gain Media

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the phenomenon of so-called fast light in an unconventional regime, using pulses sufficiently short that relaxation effects in a gain medium can be ignored completely. We show that previously recognized gain instabilities, including superfluorescence, can be tolerated in achieving a pulse peak advance of one full peak width.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0608219,
  title  = {Theoretical Study of Fast Light with Short sech Pulses in Coherent Gain Media},
  author = {B. D. Clader and J. H. Eberly},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0608219},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

7 pages, 8 figures; Replaced with revised version accepted by JOSA B