Title :
Effects of polarization on recoil-induced resonances of rubidium atoms in diffuse laser light
Author :
Wen-Li Wang ; Jun Qian ; Jian-Liao Deng ; Yu-Zhu Wang
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. for Quantum Opt., Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We develop a novel approach for investigating the recoil-induced resonance (RIR) of cold atoms in diffuse laser light, which based on the semi-classical description of the atomic angular momentum. This approach simplifies the calculations of density-matrix equations in the complicated situation of atom-photon interactions and reveals a remarkable signature of the polarization effect on recoil-induced pump-probe spectroscopy.
Keywords :
angular momentum; atom-photon collisions; laser cooling; light polarisation; optical pumping; rubidium; Rb; atom-photon interactions; atomic angular momentum; cold atoms; density matrix equations; diffuse laser light; polarization effects; recoil-induced pump-probe spectroscopy; recoil-induced resonances; rubidium atoms; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Probes; Pump lasers; atomic clock; integrating sphere cooling; recoil-induced resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control Symposium (FCS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Taipei
DOI :
10.1109/FCS.2014.6859952
