Phase control of light amplification without inversion in two Lambda-type atomic systems

Hai-Hua Wang; Jin-Hui Wu; Jin-Yue Gao

doi:10.1117/12.572093

11 January 2005 Phase control of light amplification without inversion in two Lambda-type atomic systems

Hai-Hua Wang, Jin-Hui Wu, Jin-Yue Gao

Proceedings Volume 5631, Quantum Optics and Applications in Computing and Communications II; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.572093
Event: Photonics Asia, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

We examine the gain property of a probe field interacting with two different three-level Lambda-type atomic systems with an open loop or a close loop. In the atomic system with an open loop, there exists quantum interference resulting from spontaneous emissions to two near-degenerate lower levels from a common upper level, and the weak probe field can be greatly amplified due to the spontaneously generated coherence. Moreover, the probe gain becomes sensitive to the relative phase between the probe and coupling fields, so we can realize phase control of the probe gain in principle. In the atomic system with a close loop, we use a microwave field to couple the two well-spaced lower levels so that quantum coherence similar to SGC can be generated. In this atomic system, we also can achieve the phase-sensitive probe gain due to the quantum interference between two different absorption channels for the probe field. Note, only in the case of three-photon resonance, this close-loop atomic system can reach a steady state. While in the case of three-photon off-resonance, the probe gain without inversion always oscillates periodically versus time, thus no steady-state probe gain can be achieved.

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Hai-Hua Wang, Jin-Hui Wu, and Jin-Yue Gao "Phase control of light amplification without inversion in two Lambda-type atomic systems", Proc. SPIE 5631, Quantum Optics and Applications in Computing and Communications II, (11 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.572093

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