Asymmetry in pulsed four-wave mixing

H. Friedmann, A. D. Wilson-Gordon

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Abstract

The Bloch equations are solved for a two-level system interacting with a strong pulsed laser pump and a weak pulsed laser probe. It is shown that the four-wave-mixing excitation spectrum, which is symmetrical with respect to the pump-probe detuning [Formula Presented] in the steady-state regime, becomes asymmetrical under pulsed conditions. The asymmetry is ascribed mainly to the linewidths of the pump and probe laser pulses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4854-4859
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume57
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

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