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Reviews of Modern Physics

Analytical Descriptions of Ultrashort Optical Pulse Propagation in a Resonant Medium

George L. Lamb

Published Apr 1, 1971• 945 citations
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Abstract

A unified survey is presented of various theoretical approaches that have been developed to account for the novel propagation effects which may take place when extremely short pulses of coherent light interact with matter.
DOI
10.1103/revmodphys.43.99

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