Abstract

We used a tunable cw dye laser to observe Doppler-free two-photon transitions to alkali-atom Rydberg levels. Real-time signals were obtained in an ionization cell of appropriate construction. The two-photon transition wavelengths to rubidium s levels were measured up to n = 50 with better than 1 × 10−7 absolute accuracy and can be represented to within the experimental precision by a simple function of the principal quantum number. Other related transitions and future possibilities are considered.

© 1978 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
OSA Recommended Articles
High-precision measurements of Doppler-free two-photon transitions in Rb: new values for proposed dye-laser reference wavelengths

Craig J. Sansonetti and K.-H. Weber
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 2(9) 1385-1391 (1985)

Centimeter-wave spectroscopy of highly excited rubidium atoms

Dieter Meschede
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 4(3) 413-419 (1987)

Hyperfine-structure studies of high-lying even-parity levels of 139La i by resonantly enhanced Doppler-free two-photon spectroscopy

Liejuan Jia, Chunyang Jing, Guoming Guan, Zhiyao Zhou, and Fucheng Lin
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 10(3) 433-437 (1993)

More Recommended Articles

References

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Figures (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Equations (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Metrics

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription