Optimal irreversible stimulated emission
Quantum Physics
2015-06-11 v1
Abstract
We studied the dynamics of an initially inverted atom in a semi-infinite waveguide, in the presence of a single propagating photon. We show that atomic relaxation is enhanced by a factor of 2, leading to maximal bunching in the output field. This optimal irreversible stimulated emission is a novel phenomenon that can be observed with state-of-the-art solid-state atoms and waveguides. When the atom interacts with two one-dimensional electromagnetic environments, the preferential emission in the stimulated field can be exploited to efficiently amplify a classical or a quantum state.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1208.5732,
title = {Optimal irreversible stimulated emission},
author = {D Valente and Y Li and J P Poizat and J M Gerard and L C Kwek and M F Santos and A Auffeves},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.5732},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
9 pages, 6 figures