title: Solid state coherent transient measurements using hard optical pulses
abstract: An isolated and spectrally narrow absorptive feature is prepared via a novel spectral hole burning process in an inhomogeneously broadened optical transition in Eu(3+):Y(2)SiO5. With the narrow feature it is shown that it is feasible to apply complex optical pulse sequences analogous to rf pulse sequences used extensively in NMR.
authors.affiliation: Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pryde
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sellars
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Manson