Observation of Microwave Rabi Resonances by Optical Pumping using a Laser Diode

Abstract

Microwave Rabi Resonances of Cs atom are observed by using optical pumping and optical detection with a laser diode. In case of Δ F=0, π porahzed pumping light, m_F=0 atoms remain in the same magnetic sublevel. This result leads to the realization of pumping all Cs atoms into a m_F=0 single magnetic sublevel by the, use of two lasers.