Measurement of the excitation dependence of the Lorentz local-field shift

H. van Kampen; V. A. Sautenkov; C. J. C. Smeets; E. R. Eliel; J. P. Woerdman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.59.271

Measurement of the excitation dependence of the Lorentz local-field shift

H. van Kampen, V. A. Sautenkov, C. J. C. Smeets, E. R. Eliel, and J. P. Woerdman

Phys. Rev. A 59, 271 – Published 1 January 1999

Abstract

We have experimentally investigated the resonant optical response of a partially excited high-density atomic potassium vapor under conditions where local-field effects strongly influence the response. We have measured the excitation dependence of the Lorentz local-field shift, and found it to be in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions.

Received 3 September 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.271

Authors & Affiliations

H. van Kampen, V. A. Sautenkov^*, C. J. C. Smeets, E. R. Eliel, and J. P. Woerdman

Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

^*Present address: Physics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4242.

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