Enhancement of the index of refraction via quantum coherence. Academic Article

abstract

• Atoms prepared in a coherent superposition of a ground- (or excited-) state doublet can produce a large resonant index of refraction with vanishing absorption. 1991 The American Physical Society.

authors

• Scully, Marlan

published proceedings

• Phys Rev Lett

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Scully, M. O.

citation count

• 722

complete list of authors

• Scully, MO

publication date

• September 1991

publisher

• American Physical Society (APS)  Publisher

published in

• Physical Review Letters  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics
• 5108 Quantum Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.1855

start page

• 1855

end page

• 1858

volume

• 67

issue

• 14

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.67.1855