Nonlinear population and zeeman coherence of atomic magnetic sublevels in four-wave scattering of polarized light
- Scientific and Industrial Association, Erevan (Armenia)
The influence of the coherence between atomic magnetic sublevels on nondegenerate four-wave parametric light scattering is theoretically studied taking into account the multiplet structure of the atomic levels. The theory is developed using the irreducible tensor-operator representation. This provides the possibility of taking into account the relaxation, which is due not only to nonuniform sublevel population, but to coherence between the sublevels as well. A detailed analysis of the parametric wave-coupling coefficient reveals three physical mechanisms: population, cross population, and Zeeman coherence. The results obtained can be used, in particular, in ultrahigh-resolution spectroscopy to determine the relaxation parameters of polarization moments for the dipole-forbidden atomic transitions. 9 refs., 1 fig.
- OSTI ID:
- 133171
- Journal Information:
- Optics and Spectroscopy, Vol. 78, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995; TN: Translated from Optika i Spektroskopiya; 78: No. 2, 199-202(1995)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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