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We demonstrate how an intense resonant electromagnetic field can be used to allow propagation in otherwise forbidden region. We further show how a weak probe beam can be guided through a medium whose properties are spatially modified by a donut beam.
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Agarwal, G.S. (2000). Electromagnetically Induced Waveguides and Propagation in Forbidden Zone. In: Xu, Z., Xie, S., Zhu, SY., Scully, M.O. (eds) Frontiers of Laser Physics and Quantum Optics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07313-1_14
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