THEORETICAL BASIS FOR A NEW SUBNATURAL SPECTROSCOPY VIA CORRELATION INTERFEROMETRY

被引:35
作者
RATHE, UW
SCULLY, MO
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT PHYS,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
[2] UNIV MUNICH,SEKT PHYS,D-80333 MUNICH,GERMANY
[3] HARC,TEXAS LASER LAB,THE WOODLANDS,TX 77381
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10.1007/BF01872783
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A new line-narrowing effect in coincidence interferometry yielding subnatural resolution of atomic transition frequencies is proposed and analyzed. The approach utilizes second-order photon correlation properties of the radiation field. This is in contrast to the first-order measurements associated with time delay spectroscopy, which is known to yield subnatural resolution. Connections between the two techniques are investigated.
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页码:297 / 307
页数:11
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