Inversionless laser from a closed multilevel system Article

Zhu, Y, Mullins, OC, Xiao, M. (1993). Inversionless laser from a closed multilevel system . PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 47(1), 602-609. 10.1103/PhysRevA.47.602

cited authors

  • Zhu, Y; Mullins, OC; Xiao, M

authors

abstract

  • We show that a closed four-level system can exhibit lasing without population inversion in any state basis. The same system can be also made to exhibit lasing without population inversion in the bare-state basis but with population inversion in the dressed-state basis. We derive the conditions of lasing without inversion and examine the dependence of the gain on various system parameters. The lasing threshold and the steady-state photon numbers are calculated. Comparison with a ssV-type, three-level model is presented. © 1993 The American Physical Society.

publication date

  • January 1, 1993

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start page

  • 602

end page

  • 609

volume

  • 47

issue

  • 1