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Two-photon transitions driven by a combination of diode and femtosecond lasers

Atomic Physics 2022-01-26 v1 Optics

Abstract

We report on the combined action of a cw diode laser and a train of ultrashort pulses when each of them drives one step of the 5S-5P-5D two-photon transition in rubidium vapor. The fluorescence from the 6P_{3/2} state is detected for a fixed repetition rate of the femtosecond laser while the cw-laser frequency is scanned over the rubidium D_{2} lines. This scheme allows for a velocity selective spectroscopy in a large spectral range including the 5D_{3/2} and 5D_{5/2} states. The results are well described in a simplified frequency domain picture, considering the interaction of each velocity group with the cw laser and a single mode of the frequency comb.

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@article{arxiv.1207.3998,
  title  = {Two-photon transitions driven by a combination of diode and femtosecond lasers},
  author = {Marco P. Moreno and Giovana T. Nogueira and Daniel Felinto and Sandra S. Vianna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.3998},
  year   = {2022}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures