Abstract
We investigate short pulses propagation through multilevel atomic vapors. The medium is composed of an ensemble of four atomic levels generated by the hyperfine structure of the D-1 transition in Rubidium-87 atoms. The pulses are resonant to their respective optical transitions, in order to have a well-defined pulse area definition. We discuss local stabilization of the pulse area with or without energy stabilization and as a function of the prolonged distance. Furthermore, we explore some new features for the propagation dynamics in multilevel atomic media which are beyond the traditional framework of McCall and Hahn area theorem and self-induced transparency.