Distortionless propagation of zero-degree pulses in degenerate resonant medium
Eugene Y. C. Lu, L. E. Wood
We give arguments to show that distortionless propagation of zero-degree pulses is possible in an arbitrary degenerate resonant medium in agreement with recent experimental observation. In the case of overlapping Q (2) degeneracy, the analytic closed-form solution with zero area is given. The predicted pulse shape depends in the relative occupation of the degenerate levels and should be observable experimentally.
Applied Physics Letters•Apr 15, 1974•4 citations