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Optical free induction dephasing times as long as 16 μsec, corresponding to an optical homogeneous linewidth of 10 kHz, have been observed for the 3H4↔1D2 transition of Pr3+ ions in LaF3 at 2°K. Measurements are facilitated by a frequency-locked cw dye laser and a new form of laser frequency switching. Zeeman studies reveal a Pr-F dipole-dipole dephasing mechanism where the Pr nuclear moment is enhanced in both 1D2 and 3H4.
Work supported in part by the U.S. Office of Naval Research To appear in Physical Review Letters June 4, 1979
On leave from the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa
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DeVoe, R.G., Szabo, A., Rand, S.C., Brewer, R.G. (1979). Ultraslow Optical Dephasing of Pr3+:LaF3 . In: Birman, J.L., Cummins, H.Z., Rebane, K.K. (eds) Light Scattering in Solids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7350-0_16
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