NONLINEAR EFFECTS OF THIRD-AND FIFTH-ORDER ON POLARIZATION BEATS IN A FOUR-LEVEL SYSTEM

We have employed second-order coherence function theory to study the nonlinear effects of third-and fifth-order on polarization beats in a four-level system (TPBFS and FPBFS). It is found that the different temporal behavior of the beat signal in TPBFS and FPBFS depends on the stochastic properties of the lasers and transverse relaxation rate of the transition. We have considered the cases that pump beams have either narrow band or broadband linewidth and found that for both cases a Doppler-free precision can be achieved in the measurement of the energy-level difference between two excited states which are dipolar forbidden from the ground state. We also discussed the spatiall modulation behavior of the beat signal.     

超快调制光谱术

简述超快调制光谱学在近向年的研究状况，其对能级差的测量精度决定于光学跃迁的均习增宽。在符合折频条件时，两独立光源拍频的差可以超出激光红宽，激光绝对频率的测量精度可以达到与激光红宽同一量级。