Phase control of light amplification in steady and transient processes in an inverted-Y atomic system with spontaneously generated coherence

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/23/4/044205

Abstract We investigate the effects of spontaneously generated coherence (SGC) on both the steady and transient gain properties in a four-level inverted-Y-type atomic system in the presence of a weak probe, two strong coherent fields, and an incoherent pump. For the steady process, we find that the inversionless gain mainly origins from SGC. In particular, we can modulate the inversionless gain by changing the relative phase between the two fields. Moreover, the amplitude of the gain peak can be enhanced and the additional gain peak can appear by changing the detuning of the coupling field. As for the transient process, the transient gain properties can also be dramatically affected by the SGC. Compared to the case without SGC, the transient gain can be greatly enhanced with completely eliminated transient absorption by choosing the proper relative phase between the two fields. And the inverted-Y-type system with SGC can be simulated in both atomic and semiconductor quantum well systems avoiding the conditions of SGC.

Keywords: spontaneously generated coherence gain without inversion transient evolution relative phase

Received: 05 August 2013
Revised: 16 September 2013
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PACS:	42.50.Gy	(Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and Amplification of light; electromagnetically induced transparency and Absorption)
	42.50.Hz	(Strong-field excitation of optical transitions in quantum systems; multiphoton processes; dynamic Stark shift)
	78.67.De	(Quantum wells)

Corresponding Authors: Gao Jin-Yue
E-mail: jygao@mail.jlu.edu.cn

About author: 42.50.Gy; 42.50.Hz; 78.67.De

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Tian Si-Cong (田思聪), Tong Cun-Zhu (佟存柱), Wan Ren-Gang (万仁刚), Ning Yong-Qiang (宁永强), Qin Li (秦丽), Liu Yun (刘云), Wang Li-Jun (王立军), Zhang Hang (张航), Wang Zeng-Bin (王增斌), Gao Jin-Yue (高锦岳) Phase control of light amplification in steady and transient processes in an inverted-Y atomic system with spontaneously generated coherence 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 044205

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