Hyperradiance from collective behavior of coherently driven atoms
Pleinert MO, von Zanthier J, Agarwal GS (2017)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2017
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Publisher: OPTICAL SOC AMER
Book Volume: 4
Pages Range: 779-785
Journal Issue: 7
Abstract
The collective behavior of ensembles of atoms has been studied in-depth since the seminal paper of Dicke [Phys. Rev. 93, 99 (1954)], where he demonstrated that a group of emitters in collective states is able to radiate with increased intensity and modified decay rates in particular directions, a phenomenon that he called superradiance. Here, we show that the fundamental setup of two atoms coupled to a single-mode cavity can distinctly exceed the free-space super-radiant behavior, a phenomenon we call hyperradiance. The effect is accompanied by strong quantum fluctuations and surprisingly arises for atoms radiating out-of-phase, an alleged non-ideal condition where one expects subradiance. We are able to explain the onset of hyperradiance in a transparent way by a photon cascade taking place among manifolds of Dicke states with different photon numbers under particular out-of-phase coupling conditions. These theoretical results can be realized with current technology and should thus stimulate future experiments. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America
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Marc-Oliver Pleinert
Quantum Optics & Quantum Information
Joachim von Zanthier
Quantum Optics & Quantum Information
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APA:
Pleinert, M.-O., von Zanthier, J., & Agarwal, G.S. (2017). Hyperradiance from collective behavior of coherently driven atoms. Optica, 4(7), 779-785. https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.4.000779
MLA:
Pleinert, Marc-Oliver, Joachim von Zanthier, and Girish S. Agarwal. "Hyperradiance from collective behavior of coherently driven atoms." Optica 4.7 (2017): 779-785.
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