Metastable Quenching by Optical Pumping

Abstract

A theoretical study of the quenching of the metastable states in hydrogen by optical coupling to energetically close radiative states is presented. The dependence of the metastable lifetime on the intensity and frequency of the optical radiation is determined. The advantages of using an optical field over static electric field are described. Applications to optically controlled switches, and in particular, the effect of controlling metastable populations are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA638233

Entities

People

  • Christopher Braun
  • Joseph Kunc
  • Martin A. Gundersen
  • Shekhar Guha

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Collisions
  • Couplings
  • Dipole Moments
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Elements
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Hydrogen
  • Intensity
  • Metastable State
  • Optical Pumping
  • Pumping
  • Quenching
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics