Lasing without inversion: a new path to gamma-ray laser

Authors
Kocharovskaya, O Kolesov, R Rostovtsev, Y
Citation
O. Kocharovskaya et al., Lasing without inversion: a new path to gamma-ray laser, LASER PHYS, 9(4), 1999, pp. 745-758
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
LASER PHYSICS
ISSN journal
1054660X → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
745 - 758
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-660X(199907/08)9:4<745:LWIANP>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We show that coherent optical drive of electrons can provide sain at gamma- ray nuclear transitions without the requirement of population inversion due to the hyperfine coupling between electrons and nuclei. This suggests a ne w path for a solution of one of the most challenging problems in modern phy sics-realization of a gamma-ray laser.