LASING WITHOUT INVERSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE INDEX OF REFRACTION VIA INTERFERENCE OF INCOHERENT PUMP PROCESSES

被引:139
作者
FLEISCHHAUER, M
KEITEL, CH
SCULLY, MO
SU, C
机构
[1] UNIV NEW MEXICO, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131 USA
[2] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT, W-8046 GARCHING, GERMANY
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10.1016/0030-4018(92)90389-9
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
For the LAMBDA quantum beat laser we investigate the generation of coherence between the two lower levels via incoherent pumping of these two levels to a fourth auxiliary level. It will be shown that this way of establishing coherence also leads to lasing without inversion and to an enhancement of the index of refraction at a point of vanishing absorption.
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