Authors
Citation
H. Friedmann et Ad. Wilsongordon, ASYMMETRY IN PULSED 4-WAVE-MIXING, Physical review. A, 57(6), 1998, pp. 4854-4859
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
57
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
4854 - 4859
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1998)57:6<4854:AIP4>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The Bloch equations are solved for a two-level system interacting with
a strong pulsed laser pump and a weak pulsed laser probe. It is shown
that the four-wave-mixing excitation spectrum, which is symmetrical w
ith respect to the pump-probe detuning delta in the steady-state regim
e, becomes asymmetrical under pulsed conditions. The asymmetry is ascr
ibed mainly to the linewidths of the pump and probe laser pulses.