Self-synchronization and dissipation-induced threshold in collective atomic recoil lasing

von Cube, C. and Kruse, D. and Zimmermann, C. and Courteille, P.W. and Robb, G.R.M. and Piovella, N. and Bonifacio, R. (2004) Self-synchronization and dissipation-induced threshold in collective atomic recoil lasing. Physical Review Letters, 93 (8). 083601. ISSN 1079-7114 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.083601)

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Abstract

Networks of globally coupled oscillators exhibit phase transitions from incoherent to coherent states. Atoms interacting with the counterpropagating modes of a unidirectionally pumped high-finesse ring cavity form such a globally coupled network. The coupling mechanism is provided by collective atomic recoil lasing, i.e., cooperative Bragg scattering of laser light at an atomic density grating, which is self-induced by the laser light. Under the rule of an additional friction force, the atomic ensemble is expected to undergo a phase transition to a state of synchronized atomic motion. We present the experimental investigation of this phase transition by studying the threshold behavior of this lasing process.

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von Cube, C., Kruse, D., Zimmermann, C., Courteille, P.W., Robb, G.R.M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3004-5926, Piovella, N. and Bonifacio, R.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:2978
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    16 August 2004
    Published
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Mr Derek Boyle
    Date deposited:02 Mar 2007
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 08:27
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/2978
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