Abstract
The temporal evolution of the transmitted light field is computed for a high-density gas of two-level atoms, which is externally excited by an amplitude-modulated field in resonance with the atomic transitions. The transmitted field is shown to exhibit a chaotic transient and a cascade through different phase-locked orbits. Due to the asymmetry of these orbits, the field develops a nonzero average value even in the absence of a bias.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 174-183 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics