Continuous-probe solutions for self-similar pulses in four-level systems
- 10 December 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 61 (1), 013404
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.61.013404
Abstract
We propose the use of a copropagating probe pulse in experimental tests of correlated pulse theory. We present formulas for amplitudes and velocities of a self-similar pulse trio propagating in a medium with energy levels in the configuration of the letter N. Remarkably, in contrast to previous theoretical studies, we find that the inclusion of the probe pulse lifts a rigid restriction on the oscillator strengths of the transitions.Keywords
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