Phase-dependent velocity selective coherent population trapping in a folded three-level ([and ]) system under standing wave excitation

M. S. Shahriar; P. R. Hemmer; M. G. Prentiss; A. Chu; D. P. Katz; N. P. Bigelow

doi:10.1016/0030-4018(93)90173-3

Phase-dependent velocity selective coherent population trapping in a folded three-level ([and ]) system under standing wave excitation

M. S. Shahriar^*, P. R. Hemmer, M. G. Prentiss, A. Chu, D. P. Katz, N. P. Bigelow

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Theoretically identified are the conditions under which velocity selective coherent population trapping (VSCPT) takes place when a three-level [and ] system is excited by a pair of Raman resonant standing waves. The efficiency of the VSCPT depends on the relative phase, Φ, between the standing waves, and vanishes when Φ = 0. Also reviewed are previous experimental observations by Aspect et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 61 (1988) 826] which qualitatively validate the predictions. Finally, the implication of this result to the feasibility of a dense trap of sub-recoil temperature [and ] atoms is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	453-460
Number of pages	8
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	103
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(93)90173-3
State	Published - Dec 1 1993

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