Vacuum-Stimulated Raman Scattering based on Adiabatic Passage in a High-Finesse Optical Cavity
Quantum Physics
2009-11-06 v2
Abstract
We report on the first observation of stimulated Raman scattering from a Lambda-type three-level atom, where the stimulation is realized by the vacuum field of a high-finesse optical cavity. The scheme produces one intracavity photon by means of an adiabatic passage technique based on a counter-intuitive interaction sequence between pump laser and cavity field. This photon leaves the cavity through the less-reflecting mirror. The emission rate shows a characteristic dependence on the cavity and pump detuning, and the observed spectra have a sub-natural linewidth. The results are in excellent agreement with numerical simulations.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0010063,
title = {Vacuum-Stimulated Raman Scattering based on Adiabatic Passage in a High-Finesse Optical Cavity},
author = {M. Hennrich and T. Legero and A. Kuhn and G. Rempe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0010063},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 5 figures