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Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Three-level nonlinear spectroscopy of Coulomb collisions

Sergei A Babin, Sergei G Rautian, David A. Shapiro

Published Nov 30, 1992• 0 citations
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Abstract

Coulomb broadening in a three-level system is studied. Interference resonances are not broadened by collisions, differing from saturation resonances in this regard. Experimental spectra of generation on adjacent ion transitions and resonance fluorescence are interpreted. An increase in the output power of ion Raman lasers is predicted.
DOI
10.1070/qe1992v022n11abeh003671

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