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Frontiers in Optics

Design of integrated hollow-core waveguides for EIT on a chip

Dongliang Yin, Aaron R. Hawkins, Holger Schmidt

Published Jan 1, 2005• 1 citation
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Abstract

Hollow-core waveguides can be used to realize EIT effects in alkali atoms on a chip. We present results on optimization of the optical waveguide properties and the incorporation of alkali vapor in the hollow core.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2005.lwe4

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