(American Physical Society (APS), 2009) Klein, M.; Hohensee, M.; Xiao, Y.; Kalra, R; Phillips, David; Walsworth, Ronald
We show how slow-light pulse delays in realistic electromagnetically-induced-transparency (EIT) media can be determined directly from static transmission spectra. Using only the measured EIT linewidth and off-resonant transmission, the absolute delay of a slow-light pulse in an optically thick, power-broadened medium can be simply and accurately determined, while capturing more complex optical pumping behavior.
