299 research outputs found
Atomic coherence and interference phenomena in resonant nonlinear optical interactions
Interference effects in quantum transitions, giving rise to amplification
without inversion, optical transparency and to enhancements in nonlinear
optical frequency conversions are considered. Review of the relevant early
theoretical and experimental results is given. The role of relaxation
processes, spontaneous cascade of polarizations, local field effects,
Doppler-broadening, as well as specific features of the interference in the
spectral continuum are discussed.Comment: 13 pages, 13 eps figures, review paper, Proceedings of the 15th
International Conference on Nonlinear Optics - ICONO'9
Accuracy of one-dimensional collision integral in the rigid spheres approximation
The accuracy of calculation of spectral line shapes in one-dimensional
approximation is studied analytically in several limiting cases for arbitrary
collision kernel and numerically in the rigid spheres model. It is shown that
the deviation of the line profile is maximal in the center of the line in case
of large perturber mass and intermediate values of collision frequency. For
moderate masses of buffer molecules the error of one-dimensional approximation
is found not to exceed 5%.Comment: LaTeX, 24 pages, 8 figure
New access to very weak interactions in molecules
It is predicted that nuclear spin conversion in molecules can be efficiently
controlled by strong laser radiation resonant to rovibrational molecular
transition. The phenomenon can be used for substantial enrichment of spin
isomers, or for detection of very weak (10-100 Hz) interactions in molecules.Comment: REVTEX, 11 pages + 4 eps figure
Dressed-state amplification by a superconducting qubit
We demonstrate amplification of a microwave signal by a strongly driven
two-level system in a coplanar waveguide resonator. The effect known from
optics as dressed-state lasing is observed with a single quantum system formed
by a persistent current (flux) qubit. The transmission through the resonator is
enhanced when the Rabi frequency of the driven qubit is tuned into resonance
with one of the resonator modes. Amplification as well as linewidth narrowing
of a weak probe signal has been observed. The laser emission at the resonator's
fundamental mode has been studied by measuring the emission spectrum. We
analyzed our system and found an excellent agreement between the experimental
results and the theoretical predictions obtained in the dressed-state model.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Inversionless light amplification and optical switching controlled by state-dependent alignment of molecules
We propose a method to achieve amplification without population inversion by
anisotropic molecules whose orientation by an external electric field is
state-dependent. It is based on decoupling of the lower-state molecules from
the resonant light while the excited ones remain emitting. The suitable class
of molecules is discussed, the equation for the gain factor is derived, and the
magnitude of the inversionless amplification is estimated for the typical
experimental conditions. Such switching of the sample from absorbing to
amplifying via transparent state is shown to be possible both with the aid of
dc and ac control electric fields.Comment: AMS-LaTeX v1.2, 4 pages with 4 figure
Inversionless gain in a three-level system driven by a strong field and collisions
Inversionless gain in a three-level system driven by a strong external field
and by collisions with a buffer gas is investigated. The mechanism of
populating of the upper laser level contributed by the collision transfer as
well as by relaxation caused by a buffer gas is discussed in detail. Explicit
formulae for analysis of optimal conditions are derived. The mechanism
developed here for the incoherent pump could be generalized to other systems.Comment: RevTeX, 9 pages, 4 eps figure
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