Physics – Classical Physics
Scientific paper
2007-11-11
Physics
Classical Physics
8 pages
Scientific paper
10.1134/S1054660X08060091
It is demonstrated that velocity selective optical pumping/saturation resonances of reduced absorption in a Rb vapor nanocell with thickness \textit{L=} $\lambda $, 2$\lambda $, and 3$\lambda $ (resonant wavelength $\lambda $ = 780 nm) allow the complete elimination of crossover (CO) resonances. We observe well pronounced resonances corresponding to the F$_{g}=3$ $\to $ F$_{e}=2,3,4$ hyperfine transitions of the $^{85}$Rb D$_{2}$ line with linewidths close to the natural width. A small CO resonance located midway between F$_{g}=3$ $\to $ F$_{e}=3$ and F$_{g}=3$ $\to$ F$_{e}=4$ transitions appears only for \textit{L} = 4$\lambda $. The D$_{2}$ line ($\lambda $ = 852 nm) in a Cs nanocell exhibits a similar behavior. From the amplitude ratio of the CO and VSOP resonances it is possible to determine the thickness of the column of alkali vapor in the range of 1 - 1000 $\mu $m. The absence of CO resonances for nanocells with $L \sim \lambda $ is attractive for frequency reference application and for studying transitions between Zeeman sublevels in external magnetic fields.
Khanbekyan Alexander
Mariotti Emilio
Moi Luigi
Moroshkin P.
Papoyan Aram
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