Atomic coherence effects within the sodium D<sub>1</sub> manifold. II. Coherent optical pumping
D E Nikonov; U W Rathe; M O Scully; Shi-Yao Zhu; E S Fry; Xingfu Li; G G Padmabandu; M Fleischhauer; D E Nikonov; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; U W Rathe; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; M O Scully; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; Shi-Yao Zhu; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; E S Fry; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; Xingfu Li; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; G G Padmabandu; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; M Fleischhauer; Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Журнал:
Quantum Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part B
Дата:
1994-08-01
Аннотация:
For pt. I see ibid. p. 231, 1994. We consider optical pumping in the multilevel sodium D<sub>1</sub> manifold by several coherent light fields. Coherence between atomic states is taken into account by solving the complete density matrix equations. The manifestation of population trapping and the variation of transmitted light intensity are predicted numerically and verified experimentally for the sodium D<sub>1</sub> line. The influence of relaxation and Doppler broadening is elucidated. The interaction of a strong and a weak field is shown to create electromagnetically induced transparency.
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