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Journal of Applied Physics
Near-resonant light pulses were steepened by passage through Rb vapor. The rise time changed from typically 4 nsec to less than 1 nsec, and complicated envelopes developed. The self-steepening, well described by adiabatic following, results from (i) an intensity-dependent pulse velocity, (ii) self-phase modulation combined with strong groupvelocity dispersion. Numerical integration gives quantitative agreement with observations and indicates shock formation on the leading edge. © 1973 The American Physical Society.
M. Ree, K.-J. Chen, et al.
Journal of Applied Physics
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