Population-grating transfer in cold cesium atoms

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作者
Cardoso, GC [1 ]
de Carvalho, VR [1 ]
Vianna, SS [1 ]
Tabosa, JWR [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Dept Fis, BR-50670901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 59卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.59.1408
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Optical-pumping-induced population-grating transfer between hyperfine levels of the cesium D-2 line is observed through four-wave mixing in a sample of cold atoms. Diffraction efficiencies of order of 1% have been measured for a large range of angular apertures. We have studied the angular dependence of the diffracted signal in the limit of small atomic velocities and discussed its application for a nondestructive diagnostic of the trap dynamic. Image processing with nearly degenerate frequency conversion was also demonstrated using this specific mechanism. [S1050-2947(99)05302-0].
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页码:1408 / 1412
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