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Spectral line narrowing effect induced by atomic coherence in a three-level Λ system

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We present the spectral line narrowing effect in a Λ three-level atomic system where one transition is coupled by a coupling laser and the narrow feature is observed by probing the other transition with a weak laser. As coupling laser detuning increases the electromagnetically induced transparency resonance is observed to evolve into electromagnetically induced absorption resonance with sub-natural linewidth. The linewidth of the narrow spectral feature is studied as a function of coupling laser detuning and the atomic system parameters. The result is explained using density matrix density equation in the dressed-atom picture.

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  1. College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071000, China

    Zhang Lian-shui, Yang Li-jun, Li Xiao-li, Zhuang Zhong-hong & Guo Qing-lin

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Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (Grant No. A2005000091).

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Zhang, Ls., Yang, Lj., Li, Xl. et al. Spectral line narrowing effect induced by atomic coherence in a three-level Λ system. Optoelectron. Lett. 3, 388–390 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-007-7026-y

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