EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATION OF LASER OSCILLATION WITHOUT POPULATION-INVERSION VIA QUANTUM INTERFERENCE IN RB

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作者
ZIBROV, AS
LUKIN, MD
NIKONOV, DE
HOLLBERG, L
SCULLY, MO
VELICHANSKY, VL
ROBINSON, HG
机构
[1] HOUSTON ADV RES CTR, TEXAS LASER LAB, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381 USA
[2] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT, D-85748 GARCHING, GERMANY
[3] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL, BOULDER, CO 80303 USA
[4] PN LEBEDEV PHYS INST, MOSCOW 117924, RUSSIA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1499
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Laser oscillation without population inversion is demonstrated experimentally in a V-type atomic configuration within the D-1 and D-2 lines of Rb vapor. It is shown that the effect is due to the atomic interference. The experimental results, as first predicted by careful theoretical analysis, are in a good agreement with detailed calculations.
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