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Modeling propagation of coherent optical pulses through molecular vapor

Bruce W. Shore, Joseph H. Eberly

Published Jan 1, 1982• 1 citation
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Abstract

Results of modeling the mutual coupling of coherent molecular response and coherent optical pulses during propagation are described. The propagation is treated numerically, with particular emphasis on both continuum and discrete behavior associated with the quasicontinuum model.

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