Multiphoton population dynamics in a three-level lambda system and the related light-scattering spectrum

M Berent (1) , R Parzyński (1)

1 Faculty of Physics

We generalize our analytic approach (Berent M and Parzyski R 2009 Phys. Rev. A 80 033834) to include the effect of strong depopulation of the initial state when considering the multiphoton population transfer and scattering of low-frequency light by a 3-level system in the lambda-type configuration. We discuss the quality of the approximations made, i.e., the adiabatic and generalized rotating-wave approximations.

Mots clés: 42.50.Hz; 32.80.Rm; 33.80.Rv; 82.53.Kp

M Berent, R Parzyński. Multiphoton population dynamics in a three-level lambda system and the related light-scattering spectrum. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 2011, 44 (10), pp.105502. ⟨10.1088/0953-4075/44/10/105502⟩. ⟨hal-00617382⟩