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Journal of Shanxi University

Control Slow Light Via Spatial Dependent Control-light Intensity

Jia Xin-juan

Published Jan 1, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

Two kinds of special spatial variation of the coupling field were introduced :square well' and V-type profile, along the probe-light propagation direction.From the propagation equation of slow light,the propagation property of slow light in EIT medium was studied, and the results were separately compared with the resonant penetration of a particle in a square potention well in Quantum Mechanics and the optical black hole.

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