NEAR DIPOLE-DIPOLE EFFECTS IN LASING WITHOUT INVERSION - AN ENHANCEMENT OF GAIN AND ABSORPTIONLESS INDEX OF REFRACTION

被引:115
作者
DOWLING, JP
BOWDEN, CM
机构
[1] Weapons Sciences Directorate, AMSMI-RD-WS-ST, Research, Development, Engineering Center, U.S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.1421
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We include the effect of density-dependent near dipole-dipole interactions in order to generalize the theory of a simple three-level system that exhibits lasing without inversion and an enhanced index of refraction at zero absorption. For certain values of atomic density, our generalized theory predicts a novel enhancement of inversionless gain and absorptionless index by more than 2 orders of magnitude.
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页码:1421 / 1424
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