Spectral properties of a V-type three-level atom driven by two bichromatic fields

Journal Article · Sun Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.74.043408· OSTI ID:20863928

Peng, Li ^[1]; Nakajima, Takashi ^[2]; Xijing, Ning ^[3]

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1. Applied Ion-beam Laboratory, Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 20043 (China)
2. Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011 (Japan)
3. Applied Ion-beam Laboratory, Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433 (China)

We theoretically investigate the spectral properties of a V-type three-level atom driven by two bichromatic fields with a common frequency difference. By decomposing the master equation using harmonic expansions and invoking quantum regression theorem, fluorescence and probe absorption spectra of the strong atomic transition are numerically calculated under the steady state condition. We find that both fluorescence and absorption spectra exhibit two interesting features, which are equidistant comblike structures and phase-dependent line splittings. In the comblike structures, each fluorescence peak can be made subnatural by manipulating the relative intensities of the coupling fields, while for the absorption lines only the central peak can be narrowed. Line splittings are induced by the relative phase delay between the envelopes of the amplitudes of the two bichromatic fields. Interestingly, we find that the manipulation of the relative phase delay results in the emergence of sharp subnatural dips in the absorption spectra. As a natural consequence of the subnatural absorption dips, absorption spectra in atomic vapors exhibit striking subnatural burning holes for the counterpropagating probe beam geometry.

• OSTI ID: 20863928
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 74; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ABSORPTION
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
AMPLITUDES
ATOMS
COUPLING
ENERGY LEVELS
EXPANSION
FLUORESCENCE
OPTICS
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
PROBES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
VAPORS