INFLUENCE OF PUMP-FIELD PHASE DIFFUSION ON LASER GAIN IN A DOUBLE-LAMBDA NON-INVERSION LASER

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作者
FLEISCHHAUER, M
LUKIN, MD
NIKONOV, DE
SCULLY, MO
机构
[1] HOUSTON ADV RES CTR, TEXAS LASER LAB, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381 USA
[2] TEXAS A&M UNIV, DEPT PHYS, COLLEGE STN, TX 77843 USA
[3] LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIV MUNCHEN, INST THEORET PHYS, D-80333 MUNICH, GERMANY
[4] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT, D-85748 GARCHING, GERMANY
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10.1016/0030-4018(94)90438-3
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The influence of pump-field phase diffusion on the gain in a non-degenerate double-LAMBDA non-inversion laser is studied. The phase diffusion of the lower-level coherence leads to loss contributions which are not directly proportional to the number density of atoms and occur in addition to the well known effect of reduced coherent population trapping. Lasing without inversion is however still possible even if the phases of the pump fields are not locked.
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