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Optics and Spectroscopy

Gaussian pulse transformation upon reflection from a resonant medium

Yu. F. Nasedkina, Dmitrii I. Sementsov

Published Apr 1, 2008• 6 citations
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Abstract

The transformation and longitudinal shift of “the center of gravity” of a Gaussian pulse reflected from the plane surface of a semi-infinite resonant medium are analyzed numerically. The regions of carrier frequencies in which the maximum and minimum deformations of the reflected pulse are observed are determined.
DOI
10.1134/s0030400x08040176

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