Delay-time statistics and inhomogeneous line broadening in superfluorescence

Journal Article · Mon Aug 18 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.45.558· OSTI ID:5043304

Haake, F; Haus, J; King, H; Schroeder, G; Glauber, R

A probability distribution W(t) for the delay time t of superfluorescent pulses is defined in terms of a functional integral, which is evaluated exactly. Although the linearized early-stage dynamics is used, full agreement is obtained with previous numerical and experimental results for the variance of t and, more generally, for the shape of W(t). The effect of inhomogeneous broadening of the atomic levels, showing that decrease of the dephasing time T/sub 2/* leads to substantial increase of the mean and variance of t, is also analyzed.

• Research Organization: Fachbereich Physik, Gesamthochschule Essen, D-4300 Essen, Germany
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-3064
• OSTI ID: 5043304
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 45:7; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION
ATOMS
BLOCH EQUATIONS
CORRELATION FUNCTIONS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
ENERGY LEVELS
EQUATIONS
FLUCTUATIONS
FLUORESCENCE
FOURIER ANALYSIS
FUNCTIONALS
FUNCTIONS
LINE BROADENING
LUMINESCENCE
MAXWELL EQUATIONS
OPTICS
PULSES
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
VARIATIONS