NONCLASSICAL EXCITATION FOR ATOMS IN A SQUEEZED VACUUM

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作者
GEORGIADES, NP
POLZIK, ES
EDAMATSU, K
KIMBLE, HJ
PARKINS, AS
机构
[1] UNIV KONSTANZ,DEPT PHYS,W-7750 CONSTANCE,GERMANY
[2] AARHUS UNIV,AARHUS,DENMARK
[3] TOHOKU UNIV,SENDAI,MIYAGI 980,JAPAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.3426
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The two-photon transition 6S(1/2) --> 6D(5/2) is investigated for trapped atomic cesium excited by squeezed light. The rate R of two-photon excitation versus intensity I is observed to be consistent with the functional form R = beta(1)I + beta(2)I(2), extending into a region with slope 1.3. This departure from the quadratic form for classical light sources is due to the fundamental alteration of atomic radiative processes by the nonclassical field.
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页码:3426 / 3429
页数:4
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