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High-contrast dark resonances on the D1 line of alkali metals in the field of counterpropagating waves

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A new method providing a significant increase in the amplitude and contrast of dark resonances is proposed. The method is based on the use of the σ+−σ− configuration of polarized counterpropagating waves, D1-line excitation in alkali metal atoms, and small-sized cells. Qualitative considerations of the scheme are confirmed by the results of numerical calculations. A variant of a standing wave with homogeneous circular polarization is also discussed.

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  1. Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    A. V. Taichenachev & V. I. Yudin

  2. Lebedev Institute of Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117924, Russia

    V. L. Velichansky & S. V. Kargapoltsev

  3. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany

    R. Wynands

  4. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, USA

    J. Kitching & L. Hollberg

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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 80, No. 4, 2004, pp. 265–270.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Taichenachev, Yudin, Velichansky, Kargapoltsev, Wynands, Kitching, Hollberg.

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Taichenachev, A.V., Yudin, V.I., Velichansky, V.L. et al. High-contrast dark resonances on the D1 line of alkali metals in the field of counterpropagating waves. Jetp Lett. 80, 236–240 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1813678

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