OBSERVATION OF A STRONG RECTIFIED DIPOLE FORCE IN A BICHROMATIC STANDING LIGHT-WAVE

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作者
GRIMM, R [1 ]
OVCHINNIKOV, YB [1 ]
SIDOROV, AI [1 ]
LETOKHOV, VS [1 ]
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[1] ACAD SCI USSR,INST SPECT,TROITSK 142092,USSR
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.1415
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report on the observation of a strong optical dipole force which is exerted on atoms in a bichromatic standing light wave as a result of nonlinear wave-mixing processes. This force can substantially exceed the upper limit of the spontaneous light force and, in contrast to the dipole force in monochromatic standing-wave fields, acts with constant sign on a macroscopic spatial scale. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1415 / 1418
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