Atomic coherence effects within the sodium D1 manifold. III. Lasing without inversion via population trapping

G. G. Padmabandu; X. Li; C. Su; E. S. Fry; D. E. Nikonov; Shi Yao Zhu; G. M. Meyer; M. O. Scully

doi:10.1088/0954-8998/6/4/005

Atomic coherence effects within the sodium D₁ manifold. III. Lasing without inversion via population trapping

G. G. Padmabandu^*, X. Li, C. Su, E. S. Fry, D. E. Nikonov, Shi Yao Zhu, G. M. Meyer, M. O. Scully

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Transient lasing without inversion has been experimentally demonstrated in sodium vapour. The principle of this atomic coherence effect can be well understood from the theory of a simple four-level system. The experimental results match with numerical simulations which take the complete hyperfine structure of the sodium D₁ line into account. The differences between our system and a Raman laser are discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	005
Pages (from-to)	261-271
Number of pages	11
Journal	Quantum Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part B
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-8998/6/4/005
Publication status	Published - 1994

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