Efficient Multiphoton Excitation of Multiply Excited States

Author

J. Greg Story, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Linn D. Van Woerkom
William E. Cooke

Abstract

It is shown that if an atomic excitation involves the absorption of more than one photon above the ionization limit, then the total population transfer depends not only on the two-photon generalized excitation cross section but also on the one-photon loss cross section. In the limit of large population transfers, the efficiency can be dominated by the one-photon loss cross section.

Recommended Citation

J. G. Story et al., "Efficient Multiphoton Excitation of Multiply Excited States," Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 811 - 814, The Optical Society, May 1987.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.4.000811

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0740-3224

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1987 The Optical Society, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 May 1987