Abstract
We describe a technique based upon the principles of two-pathway coherent control that allows one to amplify the magnitude of a weak atomic or molecular transition. In our initial demonstrations, we amplify a weak Stark-induced transition (the $6s\text{ }{^{2}S}_{1∕2}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}8s\text{ }{^{2}S}_{1∕2}$ transition in atomic cesium) by coherently beating it with a stronger two-photon transition. We describe the measurements in detail, provide a quantitative discussion of the effects of beam overlap and alignment on the depth of modulation, and discuss the enhancement in the signal-to-noise ratio for this measurement technique over that of direct detection of the weak transition rate.
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