Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric Thickness

We report on a novel behavior of the electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA) resonance observed on the D2 line of Cs for atoms confined in cells with micrometric thickness. With the enhancement of light intensity, the EIA resonance amplitude suffers from fast reduction, and even at very low int...

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Main Authors: A. Krasteva, D. Slavov, S. Cartaleva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Optics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/683415
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description We report on a novel behavior of the electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA) resonance observed on the D2 line of Cs for atoms confined in cells with micrometric thickness. With the enhancement of light intensity, the EIA resonance amplitude suffers from fast reduction, and even at very low intensity (W < 1 mW/cm2), resonance sign reversal takes place and electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) resonance is observed. Similar EIA resonance transformation to EIT one is not observed in conventional cm-size cells. A theoretical model is proposed to analyze the physical processes behind the EIA resonance sign reversal with light intensity. The model involves elastic interactions between Cs atoms as well as elastic interaction of atom micrometric-cell windows, both resulting in depolarization of excited state which can lead to the new observations. The effect of excited state depolarization is confirmed also by the fluorescence (absorption) spectra measurement in micrometric cells with different thicknesses.
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spelling doaj-art-e38ec230af9046d19a74ed104af93a512025-08-20T02:21:21ZengWileyInternational Journal of Optics1687-93841687-93922011-01-01201110.1155/2011/683415683415Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric ThicknessA. Krasteva0D. Slavov1S. Cartaleva2Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard, 1784 Sofia, BulgariaInstitute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard, 1784 Sofia, BulgariaInstitute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard, 1784 Sofia, BulgariaWe report on a novel behavior of the electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA) resonance observed on the D2 line of Cs for atoms confined in cells with micrometric thickness. With the enhancement of light intensity, the EIA resonance amplitude suffers from fast reduction, and even at very low intensity (W < 1 mW/cm2), resonance sign reversal takes place and electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) resonance is observed. Similar EIA resonance transformation to EIT one is not observed in conventional cm-size cells. A theoretical model is proposed to analyze the physical processes behind the EIA resonance sign reversal with light intensity. The model involves elastic interactions between Cs atoms as well as elastic interaction of atom micrometric-cell windows, both resulting in depolarization of excited state which can lead to the new observations. The effect of excited state depolarization is confirmed also by the fluorescence (absorption) spectra measurement in micrometric cells with different thicknesses.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/683415
spellingShingle A. Krasteva
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Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric Thickness
International Journal of Optics
title Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric Thickness
title_full Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric Thickness
title_fullStr Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric Thickness
title_full_unstemmed Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric Thickness
title_short Coherent Population Trapping Resonances in Cs Atomic Vapor Layers of Micrometric Thickness
title_sort coherent population trapping resonances in cs atomic vapor layers of micrometric thickness
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/683415
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