Title :
Spontaneous excitation of atoms near a phase conjugating mirror
Author :
Cook, Richard J. ; Milonni, Peter W.
Author_Institution :
Frank J. Seiler Res. Lab., US Air Force Acad., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
fDate :
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown by means of a semiclassical theory that the ground state of a localized collection of two-level atoms is unstable when the atomic sample is sufficiently close to a phase-conjugating mirror with high gain. Any small disturbance causes the atoms to become excited and begin fluorescing, the fluorescence taking the form of a sequence of superradiant pulses. Experiments to test this prediction seem possible
Keywords :
atomic fluorescence; mirrors; optical phase conjugation; superradiance; phase conjugating mirror; semiclassical theory; superradiant pulses; two-level atoms; Atomic measurements; Fluorescence; Laboratories; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Phase change materials; Spontaneous emission; Springs; Stationary state; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
