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Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference

Four-wave mixing in a driven cold atomic system

George C. Cardoso, J. W. R. Tabosa, V. Lorent

Published Jan 1, 2000• 0 citations
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Abstract

Summary form only given. We report on the observation of four wave mixing (FWM) in a sample of cold cesium atoms in a magneto optical trap (MOT), where the trapping beams also play the role of the dressing field. The trapping and the FWM beams are provided by a stabilized Ti:sapphire laser. However, the FWM beams have the same linear polarization in contrast with the opposite circular polarizations of the counterpropagating trapping beams.

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