Induced emission due to the quantized motion of ultracold atoms passing through a micromaser cavity
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (United States)
The abrupt change in the atom-field coupling strength which an atom experiences upon passing into and out of a micromaser cavity leads to changes in the atomic center-of-mass motion. For fast (thermal) atoms, small momentum changes give rise to stimulated emission. Very slow (laser-cooled) atoms, however, can be reflected from or tunnel through the cavity, and in the process undergo a new kind of induced emission. This changes the photon statistics of the micromaser completely. Resonances occur for particular values of the interaction length. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
- OSTI ID:
- 285739
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 76; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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