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Dynamics in direct two-photon transition by frequency combs

Lin Dan·Hao Xu·Ping Guo·Jianye Zhao
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Two-photon resonance transition technology has been proven to have a wide range of applications,it's limited by the available wavelength of commercial lasers.The application of optical comb technology with direct two-photon transition (DTPT) will not be restricted by cw lasers.This article will further theoretically analyze the dynamics effects of the DTPT process driven by optical frequency combs. In a three-level atomic system, the population of particles and the amount of momentum transfer on atoms are increased compared to that of the DTPT-free process. The 17% of population increasement in 6-level system of cesium atoms has verified that DTPT process has a robust enhancement on the effect of momentum transfer. It can be used to excite the DTPTs of rubidium and cesium simultaneously with the same mode-locked laser. And this technology has potential applications in cooling different atoms to obtain polar cold molecules, as well as high-precision spectroscopy measurement.

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Lin Dan, Hao Xu, Ping Guo, Jianye Zhao. 2021-07-21. Dynamics in direct two-photon transition by frequency combs. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075%2Fac47f4

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