Co-existence of multi-wave mixing in an opening five-level atomic system

Abstract

We study the co-existence of multi-wave mixing processes in an open five-level atomic system affected by strong coupling fields. Competition among four-wave mixing （FWM） with two dressing fields, the six-wave mixing （SWM） with one dressing field as well as the eight-wave mixing （EWM） propagating along the same direction can be evoked by adjusting laser beams because these multi-wave mixing signals are induced by atomic coherence between common levels. With the dressing fields properly controlled, the FWM and SWM signals can be suppressed while the EWM signals enhanced in the beam. We also amply analyze the difference between the parallel-cascade and sequentical-cascade doubly dressing mechanisms in doubly-dressed four-wave mixing （DDFWM） processes.