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Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 1855–1858 (1991)

Enhancement of the index of refraction via quantum coherence

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Marlan O. Scully
Center for Advanced Studies and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uniersity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, D-8046 Garching bei München, Germany

Received 25 April 1991; published in the issue dated 30 September 1991

Atoms prepared in a coherent superposition of a ground- (or excited-) state doublet can produce a large resonant index of refraction with vanishing absorption.

© 1991 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1855
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1855
PACS:
42.50.Md
 
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