Quantum theory of the coherently pumped micromaser: Model and steady-state solution
- Department of Physics, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10021 (United States)
A detailed theoretical and experimental study of the atom-field interaction starting from first principles was made possible by the realization of the single-atom micromaser. The situation is very close to the ideal case of a single two-level atom interacting with a single quantized mode of a superconducting cavity. In spite of the considerable amount of work devoted to the study of the micromaser, it still remains to be established how the system behaves under coherent pumping. We present a comprehensive study of the coherently pumped micromaser; we develop an analytic method to obtain the steady-state solution of the master equation governing the time evolution of the cavity field. We illustrate this method with a simple example and present results for the photon distribution and purity of the steady state of the coherently pumped micromaser.
- OSTI ID:
- 20718222
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 72; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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