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Sub-Doppler light amplification in a coherently pumped atomic system

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:371156
The authors report the observation of steady-state amplification of a weak probe laser without population inversion in the bare states in a Doppler-broadened A-type Rb atomic system. The probe amplification was observed with the Rabi frequency of a coupling laser much smaller than the Doppler width and can be viewed as due to the dressed-state inversion. A 10% single-pass amplification of a weak probe laser was obtained, and the measured linewidth of the gain spectral feature approaches the Rb natural linewidth. A theoretical analysis based on a three-level Doppler-broadened A system is presented, and qualitative agreement with the experiment results is achieved.
Research Organization:
Florida International Univ., Miami, FL (United States)
OSTI ID:
371156
Report Number(s):
AD-A--308519/8/XAB; CNN: Contract DAAH04-95-1-0534
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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