Abstract
We report the observation of optical amplification in a two-level atomic system driven by a strong, resonant field. By exciting an atomic beam of two-level sodium atoms simultaneously with a strong, fixed-frequency driving field and a weak, tunable, probe field, we have measured the absorption (amplification) line-shape function for several values of driving field strength. In addition, we have verified theoretical predictions that higher amplification is obtained when the strong field is detuned from exact resonance.
- Received 21 March 1977
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.1077
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