Abstract

The resonance fluorescence of two-level atoms subjected to a strong bichromatic driving field leads to effects not present in the case of a monochromatic excitation.^1,2 Here we report new phenomena observed when Rydberg atoms are placed in a bichromatically driven cavity. They can be traced back to the interplay of cavity enhancement of radiative transitions and intensity-induced modification of the atomic levels close to the cavity resonance.

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