TRANSVERSE QUANTUM CORRELATIONS, STIMULATED-EMISSION AND EINSTEIN CAUSALITY IN THE ACTIVE OPTICAL MICROCAVITY

被引:10
作者
AIELLO, A [1 ]
DEMARTINI, F [1 ]
GIANGRASSO, M [1 ]
MATALONI, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
来源
QUANTUM AND SEMICLASSICAL OPTICS | 1995年 / 7卷 / 04期
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10.1088/1355-5111/7/4/021
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An extended theoretical and experimental analysis is reported of the classic problem, first discussed by E Fermi, of the interaction between two quantum systems A and B. In our case, the two systems are confined within an optical microcavity and the interaction takes place in the transverse direction, i.e. orthogonal to the only k-wavevector allowed by the cavity with the minimum spacing d = 1/2 lambda(O). In these conditions, our theory analyses in detail the process of two-atom super-radiance. The experiment consists of an investigation, by the use of a femtosecond laser, of the process of coupling of two microlasers active over the same transverse mode of an optical microcavity.
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页码:677 / 691
页数:15
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