Autler-Townes spectroscopy of the 5S1/2-5P3/2-44D cascade of cold 85Rb atoms -: art. no. 053407

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作者
Teo, BK [1 ]
Feldbaum, D
Cubel, T
Guest, JR
Berman, PR
Raithel, G
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, FOCUS Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Dept Phys, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2003年 / 68卷 / 05期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1103/PhysRevA.68.053407
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We study nonlinear optical effects in the laser excitation of Rydberg states. 5S(1/2) and 5P(3/2) levels of Rb-85 are coupled by a strong laser field and probed by a weak laser tuned to the 5P(3/2)-44D Rydberg resonance. We observe high contrast Autler-Townes spectra which are dependent on the pump polarization, intensity, and detuning. The observed behavior agrees with calculations, which include the effect of optical pumping.
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