Optically induced coherence transfer echoes between Zeeman substates
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1991-07
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We report on optically induced spin-echo phenomena associated with Zeeman coherences in a sublevel manifold. The experiments on the ground state of sodium show multiple echoes occurring periodically after a double-pulse excitation sequence in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The echo formation mechanism is attributed to a light-shift-induced transfer of sublevel coherence among the nondegenerate substates. This mechanism is verified experimentally, using a modulated excitation scheme with subsequent phase-sensitive detection.
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Dieter Suter, Martin Rosatzin, and Jürgen Mlynek: Optically Induced Coherence Transfer Echoes between Zeeman Substates. In: Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, pp 34-37 (1991).