The authors review the history, current status, physical mechanisms, experimental methods,
and applications of nonlinear magneto-optical effects in atomic vapors. They begin by …

I consider the physical basics of slow light propagation in atomic media, photonic structures,
and optical fibers. I show similarities and differences between all of the above media and …

Electromagnetically induced transparency provides a powerful mechanism for controlling
light propagation in a dielectric medium, and for producing slow and fast light …

Symmetric Lorentzian and asymmetric Fano line shapes are fundamental spectroscopic
signatures that quantify the structural and dynamical properties of nuclei, atoms, molecules …

We demonstrate a technique for generating tunable all-optical delays in room temperature
single-mode optical fibers at telecommunication wavelengths using the stimulated Brillouin …

We have observed slow light propagation with a group velocity as low as 57.5±0.5 m/s at
room temperature in a ruby crystal. A quantum coherence effect, coherent population …

Optical resonators manifest themselves everyday in our world: from the lasers in
supermarket scanners to the colorful patterns reflected from oil slicks. They all share the …

We demonstrate experimentally that it is possible to control optically the group velocity of an
optical pulse as it travels along an optical fiber. To achieve this control we use the effect of …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the geometry of light and the concepts of
transformation optics. Transformation optics is beginning to transform optics. The chapter …

Abundant resources of magnesium silicates make an interesting prospect for long-term
storage of CO2 by mineral carbonation. Several carbonation processes proposed in …