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arXiv:2112.13096

New source for tuning the effective Rabi frequency discovered in multiphoton ionization

Wankai Li, Lei, Yue, Xing Li, Tao Yang, Mei Du, Ying Jiang, Jialong Li, Aihua Liu, Lanhai He, Ma, Pan, Sizuo Luo, Dongdong Zhang, Dajun Ding

Published Dec 24, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

The Autler-Townes effect due to near resonance transition between 4s-4p states in potassium atoms is mapped out in the photo-electron-momentum distribution and manifests itself as a splitting in the photo-electron kinetic energy spectra. The energy splitting fits well with the calculated Rabi frequency at low laser intensities and shows clear deviation at laser intensities above 1.5x10^11 W/cm^2. An effective Rabi frequency formulae including the ionization process explains the observed results. Our results reveal the possibility to tune the effective coupling strength with the cost of the number of level-populations.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2112.13096

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