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List of Figures
2.1 Schematic of the energy shift due to a periodic perturbation in a two-level
atom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Plot of the AC-Stark shift. Numerical values are for a beam with P=1W,
w0=10µm and π-polarized light; the hyperfine structure belongs to the
3 2 P3/2 state. The potential is attractive for ∆E < 0 and repulsive for ∆E > 0. 10
3.1 Plot of the AC-Stark shift. Numerical values are for a linearly polar-
ized beam with P=1W, w0=10µm and π-polarized light; the hyperfine
structure belongs to the 3 2 P3/2 state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2 Plot of the AC-Stark shift in Sodium. Numerical values are for a linearly
polarized beam with P=1W and w0=10µm; detailed view around the
magic wavelength; the hyperfine structure belongs to the 3 2 P3/2 state. . . 16
3.3 Plot of the AC-Stark shift in Sodium. Numerical values are for a circularly
polarized beam with P=1W and w0=10µm; the ground state manifold is
shown in red, excited states (3 2 P3/2) are blue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 AC-Stark shift in Rubidium. Numerical values are for a linearly polar-
ized beam with P=1W and w0=10µm; the hyperfine structure belongs to
the 5 2 P3/2 state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1 Scattering Rate dependance on the detuning δ for several values of I
Isat .
The natural decay rate Γ is 2π · 9.795MHz for the D2-line in Sodium. . . 20
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