Excitation of Rydberg states in rubidium with near infrared diode lasers.
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چکیده
A system of three external cavity diode lasers is used to excite Rydberg states in rubidium. The 5S→5P→5D transitions are driven using lasers with λ = 780 and 776 nm respectively. From the 5D state, atoms fluoresce down to the 6P state. The final transition to Rydberg levels is from the 6P state with laser light near λ = 1016 nm. The nS and nD Rydberg states are accessible directly and with the application of a modest electric field nP states can also be excited. As a test of this system, Stark spectra are collected for nD and nP states.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 19 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011