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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Experimental Demonstration and Theoretical Modeling of Raman Probe Induced Spectral Dip for Realizing a Superluminal Laser

Joshua Yablon, Zifan Zhou, Minchuan Zhou, Ye Wang, M. S. Shahriar

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate a laser with a dip in the center of the gain profile, which implies superluminal operation. This brings us one step closer to creating superluminally-enhanced metrological devices for a wide variety of applications.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2016.jth2a.142

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