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New feature in selective reflection with a highly parallel window: phase-tunable homodyne detection of the radiated atomic field

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Selective reflection (SR) of light from a cesium vapor-sapphire interface close to the D2 resonance line has been studied by use of a sapphire window with highly parallel surfaces. Temperature-tuning of the Fabry-Perot behaviour of the window [Jahier et al. , Appl. Phys. B 71, 561 (2000)], resulting in a change of 0.5 to 26% of the window reflection coefficient, dramatically affects both the magnitude and lineshape of the SR resonant atomic signal. For nearly zero window reflection, the case of particular interest, the absorptive properties of the atomic medium govern the signal shape, as opposed to the usual dispersive ones in the “ordinary” SR. This is a manifestation of homodyne detection of the radiated atomic field. The numerical simulation based on a model, which accounts for all the processes involved, shows a good agreement with the experimental spectra. Possible applications for laser and atomic spectroscopy, in particular tunable locking of laser frequency, are discussed.

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  1. Institute for Physical Research, NAS of Armenia, 378410, Ashtarak-2, Armenia

    A. V. Papoyan, G. G. Grigoryan, S. V. Shmavonyan & D. Sarkisyan

  2. Département de Physique de l’École Normale Supérieure, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (Fédération de Recherche de l’ENS associée au CNRS (FR684))cié au CNRS (UMR 8552) et Fédération de Recherche Fédération de Recherche de l’ENS associée au CNRS (FR684), 24 rue Lhomond, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    J. Guéna, M. Lintz & M. A. Bouchiat

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Received: 31 March 2004, Published online: 6 July 2004

PACS:

39.30. + w Spectroscopic techniques - 42.25.Gy Edge and boundary effects; reflection and refraction - 32.70.Jz Line shapes, widths, and shifts

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Papoyan, A.V., Grigoryan, G.G., Shmavonyan, S.V. et al. New feature in selective reflection with a highly parallel window: phase-tunable homodyne detection of the radiated atomic field. Eur. Phys. J. D 30, 265–273 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2004-00088-0

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