https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00319-x
Doppler-free spectroscopy in driven three-level systems
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
Corresponding author: a vasant@physics.iisc.ernet.in
Received:
26
February
2003
Revised:
10
September
2003
Published online:
6
January
2004
We demonstrate two techniques for studying the features of three-level systems driven by two lasers (called control and probe), when the transitions are Doppler broadened as in room-temperature vapor. For Λ-type systems, the probe laser is split to produce a counter-propagating pump beam that saturates the transition for the zero-velocity atoms. Probe transmission then shows Doppler-free peaks which can even have sub-natural linewidth. For V-type systems, the transmission of the control beam is detected as the probe laser is scanned. The signal shows Doppler-free peaks when the probe laser is resonant with transitions for the zero-velocity group. Both techniques greatly simplify the study of three-level systems since theoretical predictions can be directly compared without complications from Doppler broadening and the presence of multiple hyperfine levels in the spectrum.
PACS: 42.50.Gy – Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and amplification of light; electromagnetically induced transparency and absorption / 42.50.-p – Quantum optics
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