Sub-Doppler light amplification in a coherently pumped atomic system Article

Zhu, Y, Lin, J. (1996). Sub-Doppler light amplification in a coherently pumped atomic system . PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 53(3), 1767-1774. 10.1103/PhysRevA.53.1767

cited authors

  • Zhu, Y; Lin, J

authors

abstract

  • We report the observation of steady-state amplification of a weak probe laser without population inversion in the bare states in a Doppler-broadened Λ-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 Λ system is presented, and qualitative agreement with the experiment results is achieved. © 1996 The American Physical Society.

publication date

  • January 1, 1996

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start page

  • 1767

end page

  • 1774

volume

  • 53

issue

  • 3