title: Multipulse quantum control: exact solutions.
abstract: The coherent propagation of four optical pulses through a multilevel resonant medium is investigated theoretically. We present a self-consistent analytic solution without steady-state or adiabatic approximations and use numerical simulations to indicate that the analytic formulas can be used as a guide in an experimental setting.
authors.affiliation: Rochester Theory Center and Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA. egroves@pas.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Groves
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Clader
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Eberly