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Title: Ultralow-power local laser control of the dimer density in alkali-metal vapors through photodesorption

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4747537· OSTI ID:22089401
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  1. Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (United States)
  2. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203 (United States)

Ultralow-power diode-laser radiation is employed to induce photodesorption of cesium from a partially transparent thin-film cesium adsorbate on a solid surface. Using resonant Raman spectroscopy, we demonstrate that this photodesorption process enables an accurate local optical control of the density of dimer molecules in alkali-metal vapors.

OSTI ID:
22089401
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 101, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English