Title :
Virtual-real interference in a dense potassium vapor
Author :
Lorenz, V.O. ; Kim, D.S. ; Cundiff, S.T.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the interference between virtual and real population amplitudes in a dense potassium vapor using transient four-wave mixing with shaped pulses. Results for the D/sub 1/ line agree with theory, but D/sub 2/ results behave anomalously.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; multiwave mixing; optical pulse shaping; potassium; K; dense potassium vapor; shaped pulses; transient four-wave mixing; virtual-real interference; Delay effects; Interference; Laser excitation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse shaping methods; Pulsed laser deposition; Resonance; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238124
