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EIT and AT: Two Similar but Distinct Phenomena in Two Categories of Three-Level Atomic Systems

Quantum Physics 2010-02-11 v1

Abstract

Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) and Autler-Townes (AT) are two phenomena that could be featured by a variety of three-level atomic systems. The considered phenomena, EIT and AT, are similar "looking" in the sense that they both are characterized by a reduction in absorption of a weak field in the presence of a stronger field. In this paper, we explicitly set the threshold of separation between EIT and AT in a unified study of four different three-level atomic systems. Two resonances are studied and compared in each case. A comparison of the magnitudes of the resonances reveals two coupling field regimes and two categories of three-level systems.

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@article{arxiv.1002.2148,
  title  = {EIT and AT: Two Similar but Distinct Phenomena in Two Categories of Three-Level Atomic Systems},
  author = {Tony Y. Abi-Salloum},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2148},
  year   = {2010}
}

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8 pages, 5 figures