Formation of spectra of saturated-absorption resonances on closed transitions in the spectroscopy of unidirectional waves

Abstract

The formation of spectra of saturated-absorption resonances on the atomic transitions with level momenta J = 0 → J = 1 and J = 1 → J = 2 are investigated, both numerically and analytically, by the method of unidirectional linearly polarised laser waves in order to determine how the transition openness (radiation branching) affects these spectra. It is shown that, along with quantitative changes, determined by the relaxation constants of levels, value of their splitting, polarisation orientation, and wave intensities, the spectra undergo qualitative changes with a change in the degree of atomic transition openness.