4-WAVE-MIXING IN A 3D OPTICAL LATTICE

被引:41
作者
HEMMERICH, A [1 ]
WEIDEMULLER, M [1 ]
HANSCH, T [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT,D-85748 GARCHING,GERMANY
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1994年 / 27卷 / 06期
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10.1209/0295-5075/27/6/003
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have observed the reflection of a probe laser beam by a three-dimensional optical lattice of rubidum atoms. The reflection spectrum shows different kinds of narrow resonances which we attribute to degenerate (phase conjugation) and non-degenerate multiwave mixing processes. In order to explain the extremely narrow linewidth (300 Hz) of the degenerate four-wave mixing resonance and its dependence on the angle of incidence of the probe, we propose a novel physical mechanism which includes the formation of a long-range atomic-density grating acting as a hologram.
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