Electromagnetically induced transparency in cold free atoms: Test of a sum rule for nonlinear optics

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作者
Cataliotti, FS [1 ]
Fort, C [1 ]
Hansch, TW [1 ]
Inguscio, M [1 ]
Prevedelli, M [1 ]
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[1] CNR, INFM, EUROPEAN LAB NONLINEAR SPECT LENS, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1997年 / 56卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.56.2221
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The resonance absorption line shape from cold (T<100 mu K) atomic cesium vapor has been investigated with a probe laser after switching off the magneto-optical trapping fields. An additional nonabsorbed laser field has been used to produce quantum interference in a three-level ladder scheme. Predicted but counterintuitive modifications of the natural absorption line shape have been directly observed including inhibition of resonance absorption. The validity of a nonlinear sum rule deduced from the causality principle has been satisfactorily tested.
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页码:2221 / 2224
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