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Applied Physics Letters

Enhanced Raman scattering by spatially distributed atomic coherence

L. Q. Chen, Guo-Wan Zhang, Chun-Hua Yuan, Jietai Jing, Z. Y. Ou, Weiping Zhang

Published Jul 27, 2009• 25 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate experimentally an enhancement in Raman scattering in Rb atomic vapor due to the atomic coherence initially prepared by a weak write laser. We find that the enhanced Raman scattering depends on the spatial distribution of the atomic spin coherence and can be explained with a simple picture of three-wave mixing. This effect can in principle be used to have a light conversion efficiency near unity in Raman process. Such an enhanced Raman scattering may have practical applications in quantum information, nonlinear optics, and laser spectroscopy.

DOI
10.1063/1.3193550

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