Coherent-population-trapping resonances with linearly polarized light for all-optical miniature atomic clocks

Authors

Sergei A. Zibrov
Alexander S. Zibrov
Vladimir L. Velichansky
Irina Novikova, William & MaryFollow

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Physics

Journal Title

Physical Review a

Pub Date

2010

Volume

81

Issue

1

Abstract

We present a joint theoretical and experimental characterization of the coherent population trapping (CPT) resonance excited on the D(1) line of (87)Rb atoms by bichromatic linearly polarized laser light. We observe high-contrast transmission resonances (up to approximate to 25%), which makes this excitation scheme promising forminiature all-optical atomic clock applications. We also demonstrate cancellation of the first-order light shift by proper choice of the frequencies and relative intensities of the two laser-field components. Our theoretical predictions are in good agreement with the experimental results.

Recommended Citation

Zibrov, Sergei A.; Zibrov, Alexander S.; Velichansky, Vladimir L.; and Novikova, Irina, Coherent-population-trapping resonances with linearly polarized light for all-optical miniature atomic clocks (2010). Physical Review a, 81(1).
10.1103/PhysRevA.81.013833

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevA.81.013833