Lasing without inversion in three-level systems : self-pulsing in the cascade schemes
Mompart Penina, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física)
Peters, C. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física)
Corbalán, R. (Ramón) (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física)
American Physical Society

Date:	1998
Abstract:	Lasing without inversion (LWI) in specific models of closed three-level systems is analyzed in terms of nonlinear dynamics. From a linear stability analysis of the trivial nonlasing solution of the homogeneously broadened systems with on-resonance driving and laser fields, we find that, near lasing threshold, resonant closed Λ and V schemes yield continuous-wave LWI while resonant cascade schemes can give rise to self-pulsing LWI. The origin of this different behavior is discussed. For parameters of a real cascade system in atomic 138Ba we check numerically that the self-pulsing solution is stable in a broad range of nonzero detunings. It is shown that the self-pulsing emission can still be observed when the typical residual Doppler broadening of an atomic beam is taken into account.
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Language:	Anglès
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Published in:	Physical review. A, Vol. 57, Issue 3 (March 1998) , p. 2163-2168, ISSN 1050-2947

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.57.2163

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