Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 44, Number 1, October I 1998
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Page(s) | 20 - 24 | |
Section | Atomic, molecular and optical physics | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00429-5 | |
Published online | 01 September 2002 |
Steady state of atoms in a monochromatic elliptically polarized light field
1
Huygens Laboratorium - University of Leiden, P. O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
2
Novosibirsk State University - Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Received:
19
June
1998
Accepted:
30
July
1998
An analytical and invariant expression is given for the steady-state
density matrix of free atoms in a monochromatic radiation field
with arbitrary intensity and arbitrary elliptical polarization. The field
drives the closed transition , with arbitrary values of F.
This is the only class of transitions where a closed analytical expression
for the steady state was lacking. Some applications of this result are indicated.
PACS: 32.80.Bx – Level crossing and optical pumping / 32.80.Pj – Optical cooling of atoms; trapping
© EDP Sciences, 1998
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