Comment on 'Interference-induced gain in the Autler-Townes doublet of a V-type atom in a cavity' and 'Cavity implementation of quantum interference in a {lambda}-type atom'
- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel)
In a couple of papers [Phys. Rev. A, 63, 033818 (2001); 63, 023810 (2001)], P. Zhou, S. Swain, and L. You studied the cavity-induced modifications to the Autler-Townes spectrum of three-level atoms due to the phenomenon of quantum interference. They demonstrated that probe gain can occur in either of the Autler-Townes doublet due to the cavity-induced interference among spontaneous decay channels. In this Comment, we show that this conclusion is incorrect and it contradicts the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions of the atomic system in steady state.
- OSTI ID:
- 20787615
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 73; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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