Does high laser intensity split two-level atomic states or just create dressed states?

[eliran]

Hi,
I am trying to understand the meaning in two level system of splitting of the states due to high light intensity. the main question that I asked my self that if I had an atomic vapor and I excited the vapor in high intensity laser beam the levels will be split and I will observe Mollow triplet signal or the meaning of splitting of the levels is a quantum issue due to dress state and it can't be measured ?
Thanks in advance

 

[DrClaude]

I'm not sure I understand the question, by the level splitting can be observed. You can have a look at this nice slide show: http://saaubi.people.wm.edu/Teachin...90_Spring2010/Week3/DipoleTraps_12Feb2010.pdf