DocumentCode
2672036
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
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.238124
Filename
1276405
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