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Physical Review A

Nonlinear optical response of cold atoms

Tohya Hiroshima, Y. Yamamoto

Published Feb 1, 1996• 3 citations
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Abstract

The third-order optical susceptibility ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\chi}}}^{(3)}$ is calculated for a system of N cold atoms trapped in a three-dimensional harmonic potential. The dipole-dipole interaction between atoms contributes to ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\chi}}}^{(3)}$ reflecting quantum statistical properties of atoms. This contribution in Bose condensed systems is proportional to ${\mathit{N}}^{2}$ and is much larger than that in the system of Fermi atoms. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.53.1048

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