Abstract
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1994 |