2-PHOTON POPULATION-INVERSION BY SQUEEZED-LIGHT IN A FABRY-PEROT MICROCAVITY

被引:27
作者
FICEK, Z
DRUMMOND, PD
机构
[1] Department of Physics, The University of Queensland Queensland
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1993年 / 24卷 / 06期
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10.1209/0295-5075/24/6/005
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A three-level atom interacting with a squeezed-vacuum field is driven into a coherent superposition of the ground state and upper excited state, which can lead to a two-photon population inversion. We describe a possible technique for testing this prediction, using a microcavity Fabry-Perot interferometer. This could provide a useful technique for pumping a two-photon laser.
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