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Off-resonance absorption and dispersion in vapours of hot alkali-metal atoms

Siddons, P.; Adams, C.S.; Hughes, I.G.

Authors

P. Siddons



Abstract

We study the absorptive and dispersive properties of Doppler-broadened atomic media as a function of detuning. Beginning from the exact lineshape calculated for a two-level atom, a series of approximations to the electric susceptibility are made. These simplified functions facilitate direct comparison between absorption and dispersion, and show that dispersion dominates the atom–light interaction far from resonance. The calculated absorption and dispersion are compared to experimental data for Rb vapour on the D1 transition, showing the validity of the approximations.

Citation

Siddons, P., Adams, C., & Hughes, I. (2009). Off-resonance absorption and dispersion in vapours of hot alkali-metal atoms. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 42(17), Article 175004. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/42/17/175004

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 1, 2009
Deposit Date Jan 26, 2012
Journal Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Print ISSN 0953-4075
Electronic ISSN 1361-6455
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Issue 17
Article Number 175004
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/42/17/175004