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We have conducted an experimental study of V-type electromagnetically induced transparency in sodium. Its principles are elucidated by a simple model. Measurements show decreased fluorescence and absorption depending on the detuning of the driving and probe fields, which is in agreement with the results of numerical simulation.
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Welch, G.R., Padmabandu, G.G., Fry, E.S. et al. Observation of V-Type Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Sodium Atomic Beam. Foundations of Physics 28, 621–638 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018765706887
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