Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Precision atomic-beam studies of atom-field interactions

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

We have performed a high-resolution study of the interaction of two monochromatic laser fields with a prepared three-level cascade system in an atomic beam of sodium. The pump laser was held fixed near resonance with the lower levels while the probe laser was tuned over the upper two levels. For weak fields we observed a probe line shape that agrees with theory and shows that the intermediate level does not contribute to the linewidth. Data taken with a strong pump field were in disagreement with theory, but this disagreement is removed when atomic recoil suffered during the interaction is included in the calculation.

© 1981 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Precision studies of stimulated-resonance Raman interactions in an atomic beam

P. R. Hemmer, G. P. Ontai, and S. Ezekiel
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 3(2) 219-230 (1986)

Multiresonant behavior in nearly degenerate four-wave mixing: the ac Stark effect

D. G. Steel and R. C. Lind
Opt. Lett. 6(12) 587-589 (1981)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (5)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved