Field oscillations in a micromaser with injected atomic coherence
Abstract
The electric field in a lossless, regularly-pumped micromaser with injected atomic coherence can undergo a period 2 oscillations in the steady state. The field changes its value after a single atom passes through the micromaser cavity, but returns to its original value after a second atom travels through. We give a simple explanation for this phenomenon in terms of tangent and cotangent states. We also examine the effect of cavity damping on this steady state.
- Publication:
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Journal of Modern Optics
- Pub Date:
- August 1998
- DOI:
- 10.1080/09500349808230664
- arXiv:
- arXiv:quant-ph/9804017
- Bibcode:
- 1998JMOp...45.1717H
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, 4 PostScript figures, LaTex2e document