Frequency-comb based double-quantum two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy identifies collective hyperfine resonances in atomic vapor induced by dipole-dipole interactions

Abstract

Frequency comb based multidimensional coherent spectroscopy is a novel optical method that enables high resolution measurement in a short acquisition time. The method's resolution makes multidimensional coherent spectroscopy relevant for atomic systems that have narrow resonances. We use double-quantum multidimensional coherent spectroscopy to reveal collective hyperfine resonances in rubidium vapor at 100 C induced by dipole-dipole interactions. We observe tilted lineshapes in the double-quantum 2D spectra, which has never been reported for Doppler-broadened systems. The tilted lineshapes suggest that the signal is predominately from the interacting atoms that have near zero relative velocity.