Transition from antibunching to bunching in cavity QED
Quantum Physics
2011-09-06 v1
Abstract
The photon statistics of the light emitted from an atomic ensemble into a single field mode of an optical cavity is investigated as a function of the number of atoms. The light is produced in a Raman transition driven by a pump laser and the cavity vacuum [M.Hennrich et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 4672 (2000)], and a recycling laser is employed to repeat this process continuously. For weak driving, a smooth transition from antibunching to bunching is found for about one intra-cavity atom. Remarkably, the bunching peak develops within the antibunching dip. For saturated driving and a growing number of atoms, the bunching amplitude decreases and the bunching duration increases, indicating the onset of Raman lasing.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0406035,
title = {Transition from antibunching to bunching in cavity QED},
author = {M. Hennrich and A. Kuhn and G. Rempe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0406035},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
4 pages, 4 figures