Role of initial coherence in the generation of harmonics and sidebands from a strongly driven two-level atom
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Author(s)
GAUTHEY, FI
KEITEL, CH
KNIGHT, PL
MAQUET, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We investigate the coherent and incoherent contributions of the scattering spectrum of strongly driven two-level atoms as a function of the initial preparation of the atomic system. The initial ‘‘phasing’’ of the coherent superposition of the excited and ground states is shown to influence strongly the generation of both harmonics and hyper-Raman lines. In particular, we point out conditions under which harmonic generation can be inhibited at the expense of the hyper-Raman lines. Our numerical findings are supported by approximate analytical evaluation in the dressed state picture.
Date Issued
1995-07-01
Date Acceptance
1994-11-18
ISSN
1050-2947
Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Start Page
525
End Page
540
Journal / Book Title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume
52
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© American Physical Society
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Publication Status
Published