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Diffraction, dispersion and cross-depletion in the simultaneous propagation of coherent different-wavelength pulses in three-level absorbers

F. P. Mattar, A. Matos, Alain Richard, J. P. Babuel-Peyrissac, J. P. Marinier, C. Bardin

Published Jan 1, 1986• 0 citations

Abstract

The effect of diffraction and dispersion on longitudinal reshaping associated with the simultaneous resonant co‐propagation of two different‐wavelength coherent optical pulses in a homogeneously broadened three‐level medium is reported.

DOI: 10.1063/1.35734

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