Sub-Doppler and sub-natural narrowing of an absorption line

被引:23
作者
Gavra, N.
Rosenbluh, M. [1 ]
Zigdon, T.
Wilson-Gordon, A. D.
Friedmann, H.
机构
[1] Bar Ilan Univ, Resnick Inst Adv Technol, IL-52900 Ramat Gan, Israel
[2] Bar Ilan Univ, Dept Phys, IL-52900 Ramat Gan, Israel
[3] Bar Ilan Univ, Dept Chem, IL-52900 Ramat Gan, Israel
关键词
atomic coherence; optical pumping; level crossing;
D O I
10.1016/j.optcom.2007.08.012
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We experimentally demonstrate the double dark resonance windows characteristic of a four level tripod system such as the D-2 line of Rb-87 where the F-g = 1, m(g) = -1,0,1 Zeeman sublevels form the bottom three levels and the F-e = 0 state is the upper level. Between the double dark resonance windows, a very narrow absorption resonance is observed whose line-width is shown to be sub-Doppler and subnatural. The sharp absorptive resonance is characterized as a function of applied magnetic field and pump laser power. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:374 / 378
页数:5
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