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Resonance Fluorescence of Atoms in Strong Monochromatic Laser Fields

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Dissipative Systems in Quantum Optics

Part of the book series: Topics in Current Physics ((TCPHY,volume 27))

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The investigation of atomic resonance fluorescence has always been of special interest as a means for the determination of atomic parameters. In addition, information on the interaction mechanism between atoms and radiation can be obtained. In the standard fluorescence experiment the frequency distribution of the incident photons is larger than the natural width of the respective transition; as a consequence the correlation time in the photon-atom interaction is determined by the lifetime of the atoms in the excited state. With the development of lasers and especially of tunable dye lasers in recent years it became possible to study the case where the incident radiation has a spectral distribution which is narrower than the natural width. This corresponds to a correlation time of the incoming light wave which is much longer than the excited-state lifetime. In this chapter a survey of experiments on the resonance fluorescence of atoms in monochromatic laser fields will be given.

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Cresser, J.D., Häger, J., Leuchs, G., Rateike, M., Walther, H. (1982). Resonance Fluorescence of Atoms in Strong Monochromatic Laser Fields. In: Bonifacio, R. (eds) Dissipative Systems in Quantum Optics. Topics in Current Physics, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81717-5_3

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