Numerical studies of adiabatic population inversion in multilevel systems

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.9.001543· OSTI ID:6997680

Smith, A V ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)

A numerical analysis is presented of several potential applications of adiabatic population inversion in atoms or molecules using pulsed lasers. A simple numerical method is demonstrated for evaluating adiabatic processes in multilevel systems for both swept-frequency and resonant, time-delayed pulses. Adiabatic inversion with time-delayed pulses is generalized to systems with any number of levels. The effect of Doppler broadening on time-delayed adiabatic pumping of a three-level system is investigated.

• OSTI ID: 6997680
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States) Vol. 9:9; ISSN JOBPD; ISSN 0740-3224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

664100* -- Theory of Electronic Structure of Atoms & Molecules-- (1992-)
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ADIABATIC PROCESSES
ATOMS
DOPPLER BROADENING
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
LASER RADIATION
LINE BROADENING
MOLECULES
OPTICAL PUMPING
POPULATION INVERSION
PUMPING
RADIATIONS