Title :
Amplification of a laser beam by a single molecule
Author :
Pototschnig, Martin ; Hwang, Jaesuk ; Zumofen, Gert ; Lettow, Robert ; Renn, Alois ; Götzinger, Stephan ; Sandoghdar, Vahid
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Phys. Chem. & optETH, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The amplification of light by a single excited molecule in free space is demonstrated in this paper. The extinction effect is the result of a destructive interference between the incident laser beam and the coherently scattered light from the molecule in the ground state. Thus, inversion of the population should lead to a phase shift of the scattered light and amplification of the laser light.
Keywords :
laser beams; molecule-photon collisions; photoexcitation; population inversion; quantum optics; coherently scattered light; destructive interference; free space; ground state; incident laser beam; laser beam amplification; laser light amplification; population inversion; scattered light phase shift; single excited molecule; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Light scattering; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Resonance light scattering; Stimulated emission; 270.0270 (Quantum Optics); 270.5585 (Quantum Information and Processing);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
