On electromagnetically induced transparency in the degenerate Λ-scheme

Using an experimental work on ’stopped light’ as an example, we show how a classical phenomenon of linear optics, the interference of polarized light, can imitate the effect of electromagnetically induced transparency.

PACS: 42.25.Hz, 42.50.Gy, 42.65.−k (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0179.200902e.0197
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2009/2/d/
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Citation: Zapasskii V S "On electromagnetically induced transparency in the degenerate Λ-scheme" Phys. Usp. 52 179–181 (2009)

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Оригинал: Запасский В С «Об электромагнитно-индуцированной прозрачности в вырожденной Λ-схеме» УФН 179 197–199 (2009); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0179.200902e.0197

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