Unexpected population inversion via spontaneously generated coherence of a ∧ system

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作者
Gong, SQ [1 ]
Li, Y
Du, SD
Xu, ZZ
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Opt & Fine Mech, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China
[2] China Ctr Adv Sci & Technol, World Lab, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China
[3] Fudan Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1016/S0375-9601(99)00358-8
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We study the effects of spontaneously generated coherence on steady-state population distribution of a closed Lambda-type atomic system. We find that the unexpected population inversions can be achieved on both of the optical transitions due to these coherent effects. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:43 / 48
页数:6
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