"Instability Limits to 'Fast' Light Pulse Propagation"

Michael D. Stenner and Daniel J. Gauthier, Duke University

Abstract

We observe a fantastic spectral broadening of a bichromatic field propagating through a potassium vapor due to a modulation instability, which places severe restrictions on gain-assisted ``fast-light'' pulse propagation.

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