Abstract
We have compared coherent population trapping (CPT) resonances, both experimentally and theoretically, for excitation of the and transitions of thermal vapor. Excitation of the line results in greater resonance contrast than excitation of the line and in a reduction in the resonance width, in agreement with theoretical expectations. These results translate into a nearly tenfold improvement in performance for the application of CPT resonances to a frequency standard or a sensitive magnetometer when the line, rather than the line, is used.
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M. Stähler, R. Wynands, S. Knappe, J. Kitching, L. Hollberg, A. Taichenachev, and V. Yudin, "Coherent population trapping resonances in thermal 85Rb vapor: D1 versus D2 line excitation: errata," Opt. Lett. 27, 2130-2130 (2002)https://opg.optica.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-27-23-2130
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