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arXiv:physics/0601079 · Optics Letters

Comparison of ^87Rb N-resonances for D1 and D2 transitions

Irina Novikova, David F. Phillips, Alexander S. Zibrov, Ronald L. Walsworth, Aleksei V. Taichenachev, Valeriy I. Yudin

Published Jul 10, 2006• 21 citations
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Abstract

We report an experimental comparison of three-photon-absorption resonances (N-resonances) for the D1 and D2 optical transitions of thermal (87)Rb vapor. We find that the D2 N-resonance has better contrast, a broader linewidth, and a more symmetric line shape than the D1 N-resonance. Taken together, these factors imply superior performance for frequency standards operating on alkali D2 N-resonances, in contrast with coherent population trapping resonances, for which the D2 transition provides poorer frequency standard performance than the D1 transition.

DOI
10.1364/ol.31.002353

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