LOW-INTENSITY DEGENERATE 4-WAVE-MIXING AT THE CESIUM D1 RESONANCE IN THIN CELLS

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GLASSNER, DS
AI, B
KNIZE, RJ
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[1] Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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10.1364/OL.19.002071
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We observed low-intensity cw degenerate four-wave mixing at the D1 resonance in a 10-mu m-thick cesium-vapor cell. Normal population depletion caused by optical pumping is alleviated by frequent atom-wall collisions. The reflectivity at the D1 resonance is approximately equal in magnitude to that observed at the D2 cycling transition under similar conditions.
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