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Title: DC electric fields in electrode-free glass vapor cell by photoillumination
We demonstrate laser induced DC electric fields in an all-glass vapor cell without bulk or thin film electrodes. The spatial field distribution is mapped by Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) spectroscopy. The fields are generated by a photoelectric effect and allow DC electric field tuning of up to 0.8 V/cm within the Rydberg EIT probe region. We explain the measured with a boundary-value electrostatic model. This work may inspire new approaches for DC electric field control in designing miniaturized atomic vapor cell devices. Limitations and other charge effects are also discussed.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1707377
PAR ID:
10132113
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Optical Society of America
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Optics Express
Volume:
28
Issue:
3
ISSN:
1094-4087; OPEXFF
Format(s):
Medium: X Size: Article No. 3676
Size(s):
Article No. 3676
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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