Laser Physics
Steady-state multipole moments of atoms in a resonant field with elliptical polarization
А. В. Тайченачев, M. Yu. Basalaev, Д. Б. Лазебный, Valeriy I. Yudin
Abstract
Steady-state multipole moments of atoms ρK q of the rank K ≤ 2 are analytically calculated for all closed dipole transitions Jg → Je in a resonant radiation field with arbitrary intensity and arbitrary elliptical polarization. The nonlinear propagation of a monochromatic elliptically polarized wave through a medium consisting of atoms with resonant transition Jg → Je is considered as an application.