Abstract
The electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) spectrum of atoms diffusing in and out of a narrow beam is measured and shown to manifest the two-dimensional δ-function anomaly in a classical setting. In the limit of small-area beams, the EIT line shape is independent of power, and equal to the renormalized local density of states of a free particle Hamiltonian. The measured spectra for different powers and beam sizes collapses to a single universal curve with a characteristic logarithmic Van Hove singularity close to resonance.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 033807 |
Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 6 Mar 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics