Multiatom cooperative emission following single-photon absorption: Dicke-state dynamics

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Mazets, I. E. [1 ]
Kurizki, G.
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[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Phys Chem, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] AF Ioffe Phys Tech Inst, St Petersburg 194021, Russia
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10.1088/0953-4075/40/6/F01
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We investigate conditions under which multiatom absorption of a single photon leads to cooperative decay. Our analysis reveals the symmetry properties of the multiatom Dicke states underlying the cooperative decay dynamics and their spatio-temporal manifestations, particularly, the forward-directed spontaneous emission investigated by Scully et al ( 2006 Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 010501).
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