Temperature diagnostics for cold sodium atoms by transient four-wave mixing

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作者
Mitsunaga, M [1 ]
Yamashita, M [1 ]
Koashi, M [1 ]
Imoto, N [1 ]
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[1] NTT, Basic Res Labs, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430198, Japan
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10.1364/OL.23.000840
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Transient four-wave mixing signals were observed in cold sodium atoms. This phenomenon-is interpreted as Bragg diffraction of a probe pulse by a population grating of the ground-state hyperfine level induced by pump pulses. The decay time of this grating is directly related to the temperature of the cold atoms and can serve as a novel technique for temperature diagnostics. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
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