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Analytical Descriptions of Ultrashort Optical Pulse Propagation in a Resonant Medium

G. L. LAMB, JR.

G. L. LAMB, JR.

  • United Aircraft Research Laboratories, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 43, 99 – Published 1 April, 1971

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.43.99

Abstract

A unified survey is presented of various theoretical approaches that have been developed to account for the novel propagation effects which may take place when extremely short pulses of coherent light interact with matter.

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