OBSERVATION OF CAVITY QUANTUM-ELECTRODYNAMIC EFFECTS IN A ND-GLASS MICROSPHERE

被引:22
作者
WANG, YZ
LU, BL
LI, YQ
LIU, YS
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[1] Laboratory (Joint) for Quantum Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, Shanghai
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10.1364/OL.20.000770
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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In a Nd:glass microspherical cavity the enhancement and inhibition of spontaneous-emission processes that are due to cavity QED effects have been observed. The rates of the enhanced spontaneous emission are location dependent and reach a maximum value of more than 10(3) times the free-space value. The large enhancement strongly modifies the decay processes of Nd ions in glass, and the radiative properties of Nd:glass have been changed. As a result a new spectrum including new lasing wavelengths in the Nd:glass sphere has been observed.
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