Laser-induced velocity-dependent light shifts have been used to compensate the Doppler broadening of an atomic transition. The unidirectional feature of this technique allowed us to observe a forward/backward asymmetry in the amplified spontaneous emission from an excited sodium vapor, switched on by a pulse of laser light.

Physical Review LettersOct 13, 19807 citations

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Compensation of Doppler Broadening by Velocity-Dependent Light-Shifts

Serge Reynaud, M. Himbert, J. Dupont-Roc, Claude N. Cohen-Tannoudji

Published Jan 1, 1979• 1 citation

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-38950-7_12

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