European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC)

Atomic Wave-Packet in a Ring Cavity

Hubert Stoop, Paweł Masiak, Kazimierz Rza̧żewski

Published Jan 1, 1996• 0 citations

Abstract

We solve the spontaneous and induced emission problem for an atom coupled to a ring cavity, taking into account the center-of-mass motion. We solve analytically the non-Hermitian Schrodinger equation Tor the spontaneous emission. Then we use this solution to test our quantum Monte Carlo solution for the induced processes. The coherence of atomic center-of-mass wave function combined with a well-defined phase of the field produces noteworthy interference phenomena. They may be understood with the help of the semiclassical solution.

DOI: 10.1109/eqec.1996.561869

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