EFFICIENT NONLINEAR FREQUENCY-CONVERSION WITH MAXIMAL ATOMIC COHERENCE

Authors
JAIN M XIA H YIN GY MERRIAM AJ HARRIS SE
Citation
M. Jain et al., EFFICIENT NONLINEAR FREQUENCY-CONVERSION WITH MAXIMAL ATOMIC COHERENCE, Physical review letters, 77(21), 1996, pp. 4326-4329
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
77
Issue
21
Year of publication
1996
Pages
4326 - 4329
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1996)77:21<4326:ENFWMA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We demonstrate efficient nonlinear frequency conversion in atomic Pb v apor under conditions where the linear susceptibility and the effectiv e nonlinear susceptibility are of the same order. This is accomplished by using electromagnetically induced transparency to prepare a near-m aximal atomic coherence on a Raman transition. This strongly driven tr ansition is used to convert an intense laser beam from 425 to 293 nm w ith an efficiency of similar to 40%.