Detuning effects in the vertical cold-atom micromaser
Abstract
The quantum theory of the cold atom micromaser including the effects of gravity is established in the general case where the cavity mode and the atomic transition frequencies are detuned. We show that atoms which classically would not reach the interaction region are able to emit a photon inside the cavity. The system turns out to be extremely sensitive to the detuning and in particular to its sign. A method to solve the equations of motion for non resonant atom-field interaction and arbitrary cavity modes is presented.
- Publication:
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European Physical Journal D
- Pub Date:
- July 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1140/epjd/e2008-00108-1
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0806.2093
- Bibcode:
- 2008EPJD...48..301M
- Keywords:
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- 42.50.-p Quantum optics;
- 42.50.Pq Cavity quantum electrodynamics; micromasers;
- 37.10.Vz Mechanical effects of light on atoms;
- molecules;
- and ions;
- 42.50.-p;
- 42.50.Pq;
- 37.10.Vz;
- Quantum optics;
- Cavity quantum electrodynamics;
- micromasers;
- Mechanical effects of light on atoms molecules and ions;
- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 11 pages