Optical free induction decay in cold 85Rb atoms

Unyob Shim, Sidney Cahn, Anantharaman Kumarakrishnan, Tycho Sleator, Jin Tae Kim

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    Abstract

    We have observed optical free induction decay (FID) in cold 85Rb atoms. The shortening of the FID lifetime with increasing optical depth of the trap has been found. This shortening is explained by an anomalous absorption for FID propagating in a homogeneous and resonant sample. Theoretical calculations are consistent with experimental results. The Rabi oscillations of FID amplitude have been observed by increasing the pulse area.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)3688-3692
    Number of pages5
    JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
    Volume41
    Issue number6 A
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jun 2002

    Keywords

    • Cooling
    • FID
    • Lifetime
    • MOT
    • Rabi
    • Rb

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Engineering(all)
    • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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