Electromagnetically induced inhibition of two-photon absorption in sodium vapor

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作者
Gao, JY
Yang, SH
Wang, D
Guo, XZ
Chen, KX
Jiang, Y
Zhao, B
机构
[1] CCAST, World Lab, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[2] Jilin Univ, Dept Phys, Changchun 130023, Peoples R China
[3] Jilin Univ, State Key Lab Photoelect, Changchun 130032, Peoples R China
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2000年 / 61卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.61.023401
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the observation of the electromagnetically induced inhibition of two-photon absorption with atomic sodium vapor as a test medium. A 60% reduction of two-photon resonant absorption was recorded at the 3S-4D transition when a cw coupling laser was applied at the 3P-5S transition.
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