MODULATION OF RYDBERG WAVE-PACKETS

被引:4
作者
NOORDAM, LD [1 ]
GALLAGHER, TF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,DEPT PHYS,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22901
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10.1364/JOSAB.8.000882
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The time evolution of an atomic electron wave packet created by coherent superposition of Stark states in an electric field is calculated. If the electric field is modulated, the width and the oscillation time of the wave packet are not constant. It is shown that the resulting modulation of the atomic wave packet is analogous to the modulation that occurs for mode-locked laser pulses circulating in a modulated cavity.
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页码:882 / 886
页数:5
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