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arXiv:quant-ph/0310044 · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

Optical switching and inversionless amplification controlled by state-dependent alignment of molecules

A. K. Popov, Vitaliy V. Slabko

Published May 26, 2005• 3 citations
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Abstract

Switching anisotropic molecules from strongly-absorbing to strongly-amplifying through a transparent state is shown to be possible by application of dc or ac control electric fields without the requirement of the population inversion. It is based on decoupling of the lower-level molecules from the resonant light while the excited ones remain emitting due to their state-dependent alignment. The amplification index may become dependent only on a number of excited molecules and not on the population of the lower state. A suitable class of molecules and applications in optoelectronics, fiberoptics and nanophotonics are outlined.

DOI
10.1088/0953-4075/38/11/018

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