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Frontiers in Optics

Excitation Pathways in Four-level N-Scheme Atomic Systems

Frank A. Narducci, Jon P. Davis, B. Henry, Tony Abi-Salloum

Published Jan 1, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

In this work, we reveal the physical origin of three resonances that are at the root of observed characteristics of four-level N-Scheme atomic systems. Explicit excitation pathways are associated with the resonances of interest.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2010.ltuj3

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