SPONTANEOUS EMISSION-INDUCED COHERENT EFFECTS IN ABSORPTION AND DISPERSION OF A V-TYPE 3-LEVEL ATOM

Authors
PASPALAKIS E GONG SQ KNIGHT PL
Citation
E. Paspalakis et al., SPONTANEOUS EMISSION-INDUCED COHERENT EFFECTS IN ABSORPTION AND DISPERSION OF A V-TYPE 3-LEVEL ATOM, Optics communications, 152(4-6), 1998, pp. 293-298
Citations number
73
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
152
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
293 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1998)152:4-6<293:SECEIA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We study the effects of quantum interference from spontaneous emission in the creation of atomic coherence in a closed V-type system. We fin d that the absorption and dispersion properties of this atom can be si gnificantly modified if this interference is optimized. Lasing with or without inversion, electromagnetically-induced transparency and enhan cement of the index of refraction are all dependent on this interferen ce. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.