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Optical Multidimensional Spectroscopy of Atomic Vapor

Hebin Li, Galan Moody, Alan D. Bristow, Mark E. Siemens, Steven T. Cundiff

Published Jan 1, 2013• 1 citation
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Abstract

Optical single- and double-quantum three-dimensional Fourier-transform spectra are obtained for atomic vapors. We show that three-dimensional spectra can be used to identify the Hamiltonian of complex systems and to reveal the nature of many-body interactions.
DOI
10.1051/epjconf/20134102010

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