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We describe a saturated absorption spectrometer that is robust and compact and requires minimum alignment, which is made possible by using a diffuse probe beam generated by a retro-reflecting film. This concept was studied and implemented in a miniaturized home-built setup that provides the same performance as an optimized table-top setup.
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We studied resonant laser interaction with Rb atoms confined to the interstitial cavities of a random porous glass. Due to diffusive light propagation, the effect of atomic absorption on the light scattered by the sample is almost entirely compensated by atomic fluorescence at low atomic densities. For higher densities, radiation trapping increases the probability of nonradiative decay via atom-wall collisions. A simple connection of the fluorescence/absorption yield to the sample porosity is given.
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We present theoretical arguments and experimental data in support of the use of thin alkaline-atom vapor cells, without buffer gas, for the realization of miniaturized (submillimetric) atomic frequency references.
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We report on the first spectroscopic observation of the rotational Doppler shift associated with light beams carrying orbital angular momentum. The effect is evidenced as the broadening of a Hanle electromagnetically induced transparency coherence resonance on Rb vapor when the two incident Laguerre-Gaussian laser beams have opposite topological charges. The observations closely agree with theoretical predictions.