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In atomic spectroscopy, the Autler-Townes effect (also known as AC, optical or dynamical Stark splitting) is a change in the absorption/emission spectra, induced by a strong oscillating (e.g., laser) field.
References
- Autler, S. H; Charles Hard Townes (1955). "Stark Effect in Rapidly Varying Fields". Physical Review (American Physical Society) 100 (2): 703–722. doi:.
- Cohen-Tannoudji et al., Méchanique Quantique, Vol 2, p 1352, Herman, Paris 2000
