Correlation between gain without inversion, enhanced refractive index and noise in a lambda three-level system

A. Rosenhouse-Dantsker, A. D. Wilson-Gordon, H. Friedmann

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Abstract

The gain, the refractive index and the noise on the gain are analysed for the case of a weak probe propagating through a medium of driven degenerate Λ three-level atoms. They are all found to have the same linear dependence on the rate of the collisional relaxation rate between the two low-lying states of the Λ three-level system. This indicates that a correlation exists between the gain without inversion, the enhanced refractive index and noise in this system. Furthermore, the maxima in the noise occur at the points of non-absorption in the gain spectrum which are also the extremum points in the refractive index spectrum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)226-236
Number of pages11
JournalOptics Communications
Volume113
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 1994
Externally publishedYes

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