Competing interactions in strongly driven multi-level systems

We experimentally study the level mixing, splitting and repulsion of an optically driven atomic multi-level system under two competing interactions. The strength of the optical coupling is increased until it surpasses the atomic hyperfine interaction responsible for mixing the magnetic substates. Du...

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Published in:New journal of physics 2024-07, Vol.26 (7), p.73012
Main Authors: Bender, Jana, Mischke, Patrick, Klas, Tanita, Binoth, Florian, Naim, Hani, Ott, Herwig, Niederprüm, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AC Stark effect
Autler–Townes effect
Competition
Electromagnetism
Energy
multi-level systems
Optical coupling
optically driven
Physics
Rydberg states
System effectiveness
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Summary:We experimentally study the level mixing, splitting and repulsion of an optically driven atomic multi-level system under two competing interactions. The strength of the optical coupling is increased until it surpasses the atomic hyperfine interaction responsible for mixing the magnetic substates. Due to the multi-level character of the coupled state space, the level shifts exhibit complex behavior reminiscent of the Paschen–Back effect. Our results show that multi-level effects can have significant influence for strong external drive, differing from a simple model of effective non-interacting two-level systems. These results highlight the relevance of imperfections of the light polarization or initial state preparation in strongly optically driven systems.
ISSN:1367-2630
1367-2630
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/ad5a32