Title :
Resonances with sub-natural line width in iodine vapour driven by a polyharmonic laser light field at /spl lambda/=515 nm
Author :
Vitushkin, L.F. ; Lazaryuk, S.V. ; Pul´kin, S.A. ; Robertsson, L. ; Smirnov, M.Z. ; Toptygina, G.I.
Author_Institution :
Bur. Int. des Poids et Mesures, Sevres, France
fDate :
June 27 1994-July 1 1994
Abstract :
An initial study of the characteristics of sub-natural line width resonances in iodine excited by polychromatic laser light has been made. Results of theoretical calculation are presented. Under proper experimental conditions super-narrow resonances with high contrast can be found.<>
Keywords :
atomic photoexcitation; atomic spectral line breadth; iodine; optical pumping; 515 nm; I; I vapour; frequency standards; polyharmonic laser light; subnatural line; super-narrow resonances; wavelength standards; Absorption; Atomic beams; Frequency; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Metrology; Probes; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1984-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1994.333374
