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Superluminal light propagation is typically accompanied by significant absorption that might prevent its observation in realistic samples. We propose an all-optical implementation exploiting the two-photon resonance in three-level media to overcome this problem. With several computational methods, we analyze three possible configurations of optically-dressed systems and identify an optimal configuration for superluminal propagation. Due to the far-detuned operating regime with low absorption, this scenario avoids the usual need for population inversion, gain assistance or nonlinear optical response. Our analysis covers a broad parameter space and aims for the identification of conditions where significant pulse advancement can be achieved at high transmission levels. In this context, a figure of merit is introduced accounting for a trade-off between the desired group-index values and transmission level. This quantity helps to identify the optimal characteristics of the dressing beam.
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