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A. C. Selden

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arXiv2009

Benchmark tests of slow light in saturable absorbers

A series of benchmark tests of slow light in saturable absorbers is proposed. Stage I concerns experimental tests of saturable absorption, which can mimic slow light in saturable media. Stage II outlines the more demanding requirements for practical observation of spectral hole-burning in the absorption line, which is responsible for the reduction in group velocity.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2008

Open Letter to the OSA Topical Meeting "Slow and Fast Light"

The question is raised about whether the pulse delay in a saturable absorber has anything to do with the "slow light" and group velocity reduction. We also wonder why the 40-years-old trivial interpretation of the effect remains so far ignored.

physics.optics↗