Electromagnetically induced transparency in cold rubidium atoms
Journal Article
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· Journal of the Optical Society of America B
We report experimental studies of electromagnetically induced transparency in {Lambda}-type and ladder-type atomic systems realized in {sup 87}Rb atoms cooled and confined in a magneto-optical trap. Complete transparency is observed in the {Lambda}-type system with a moderate coupling field. Comparison between the two systems reveals that at the line center of a weak probe transition, destructive interference occurs for the {Lambda}-type system, whereas constructive interference occurs for the ladder-type system. We discuss conditions of complete transparency in the {Lambda}-type system that contains hyperfine magnetic sublevels. Our experimental measurements for the two systems agree with theoretical calculations based on simple three-level {Lambda}-type and ladder-type models. {copyright} 2001 Optical Society of America
- Sponsoring Organization:
- (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 40230797
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America B Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 18; ISSN 0740-3224
- Publisher:
- The American Physical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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