Enhanced and stimulated multiphoton processes in free atoms |
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Authors: | Yatsiv S. Rokni M. Barak S. |
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Affiliation: | Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; |
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Abstract: | An enhanced two-photon emission has been observed between the 6S and the 4S levels of potassium. The priming field is the stimulated electronic Raman emission at 2720 cm-1due to scattering of ruby laser radiation from the4P_{3/2}state in potassium. The intense emission at the complementary frequency ω2is close to the 5P → 4S resonance lines. As a result, the coupling coefficient has a resonance character that is favorable for the enhancement. The observed results are compared with a simple analysis. The relation of the enhanced emission with two-quantum absorption, stimulated Raman effect, and parametric four-photon processes is discussed. |
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