OBSERVATION OF AN ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CHANGE OF ABSORPTION IN MULTILEVEL RUBIDIUM ATOMS

被引:57
作者
LI, YQ
JIN, SZ
XIAO, M
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1995年 / 51卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.51.R1754
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A 64.4% reduction in absorption at the rubidium D2 line is observed when a pumping field at 775.8 nm is tuned on resonance to the transition between the excited states 5P3/2 and 5D5/2. As the pumping field is tuned off resonance, an absorption peak appears at the side of the Doppler-broadened D2 line. This modification in absorption is related to pumping-induced atomic coherence in this three-level ladder-type system. This experiment is done in a Rb vapor cell at room temperature and with cw diode lasers for both pumping and probe beams in a Doppler-free configuration. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:R1754 / R1757
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