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Published on: May 3, 2011
Hybrid Acousto-Optical Double Dressing of a Two-Level System
Yuan Zhan1,2, Zixuan Wang2,3, Richard P Mirin3
1University of Colorado, JILA, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA.
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We experimentally investigate resonance fluorescence from a two-level system in a novel configuration where a strong laser drives an optical Rabi oscillation while an acoustic field parametrically modulates the frequency of the two-level system. We observe emission spectra that deviate markedly from the standard Mollow triplet, including dynamical cancellation of the central peak. A doubly dressed state model incorporating hybridization among the emitter, optical field, and acoustic field captures these features. Guided by this model, we experimentally validate the condition for optimal cooling of acoustic phonons in an emitter-optomechanical system. These results reveal new regimes of strongly driven quantum nonlinear interactions.

