Compensation of Doppler broadening by light shifts in two photon absorption

S. Reynaud (1) , M. E. Himbert (1) , J. Dalibard (2) , J. Dupont-Roc (1) , C. Cohen-Tannoudji (1, 3)

1 LSH-ENS - Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Hertzienne de l'ENS
2 LKB (Jussieu) - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel
3 LKB [Collège de France] - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel

We show that the residual Doppler broadening of a two photon absorption line — the two photons having different frequencies — can be compensated by velocity dependent light shifts. We report the results of an experiment performed on 20Ne atoms and giving evidence for this compensation effect.

Mots clés: Document sous DOI (Digital Object Identifier); Autre lien d'accès au document; Sous embargo; DALIBARD Jean; web-atomes-rayonnement; COHEN-TANNOUDJI Claude; web-physique-atomique-moleculaire; Chaires

Domaines: Physique Quantique [quant-ph]

S. Reynaud, M. E. Himbert, J. Dalibard, J. Dupont-Roc, C. Cohen-Tannoudji. Compensation of Doppler broadening by light shifts in two photon absorption. Optics Communications, 1982, 42 (1), pp.39--44. ⟨10.1016/0030-4018(82)90086-4⟩. ⟨hal-03740664⟩