Self-induced adiabatic rapid passage
Abstract
We show that, by virtue of the linewidth reduction provided by counter-propagating beams, it is possible to use the optical Stark shift to sweep a two-photon resonance through the sum frequency of the applied light while simultaneously satisfying the conditions required for optical adiabatic rapid passage. Consequently, the application of a near-resonant pulse of light can result in complete population inversion of a two-photon transition.
Citation
Grischkowsky, D., & Loy, M. M. T. (1975). Self-induced adiabatic rapid passage. Physical Review A, 12(3), 1117-1120. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.12.1117