Open AccessENHANCED INDEX OF REFRACTION IN AN UNDRIVEN SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Xiangming Hu,
Peng Jia
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.46.1344
Subject(s) - physics , refractive index , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , refraction , optics , field (mathematics) , coherence time , index (typography) , computational physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , mathematics , world wide web , pure mathematics
In this paper we show that nondegenerate Λ three-level medium without external coherent driving can produce a large index of refraction at a point of vanishing absorption via the atomic coherence which is induced by the probe field itself.