Adiabatic inversion and interferometry of atomic states on alkaline atoms

Author

Pal´chikov, V.G. ; Domnin, Yu.S. ; Yolkin, G.A. ; Novoselov, A.V. ; Barychev, V.N. ; Sokolov, Yu.L.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Metrol. for Time & Space, Nat. Res. Inst. for Phys.-Tech. & Radiotechnical Meas., Mendeleevo

fYear

2004

fDate

5-7 April 2004

Firstpage

414

Lastpage

419

Abstract

We consider a two-level atomic system where a pair of discrete quantum states are coupled by a general time- dependent electromagnetic field. In the first part of the paper, effects of stationary interference 2S-2P states of hydrogen-like atom embedded in the electric field are studied. With decreasing of the effective rise time of the field, the measured and calculated population inversion exhibits a transition from adiabatic to sudden behavior. In the second part, the adiabatic transition probability for the Cs atom to be excited following the pulse is studied as a function of the field strength and pulse shape.

Keywords

caesium; electromagnetic wave interferometry; population inversion; radiative lifetimes; Cs; Cs atom; adiabatic inversion; adiabatic transition probability; alkaline atoms; atomic states; discrete quantum states; electric field; electromagnetic field; field strength; interferometry; population inversion; pulse shape; two-level atomic system; Adiabatic passage; population inversion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Frequency and Time Forum, 2004. EFTF 2004. 18th European

Conference_Location

Guildford

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

0-86341-384-6

Type

conf

Filename

5074986