Analytical Expressions of the Dark Resonance Parameters in a Vacuum Vapor Cell

Abstract

This paper reports a dedicated theoretical and experimental study on the properties (signal amplitude and linewidth) of coherent population trapping resonances detected in vacuum vapor cells. Results are presented for conventional single-lambda schemes of atomic energy levels but also for double-lambda schemes, now widely used in various applications including atomic clocks and magnetometers. Approximate compact analytical expressions, valid for a wide range of light-wave intensities, i.e., beyond the low intensities or pump-probe regime, have been obtained. Analytical results are found to be in excellent agreement with exact numerical solutions based on the optical Bloch equations. Experimental results, obtained in a Cs vapor microfabricated cell, are reported and found to be in correct agreement with theoretical expressions.