Experimental Demonstration of Laser Oscillation without Population Inversion via Quantum Interference in Rb
- 21 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 75 (8), 1499-1502
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.1499
Abstract
Laser oscillation without population inversion is demonstrated experimentally in a V-type atomic configuration within the lines of Rb vapor. It is shown that the effect is due to the atomic interference. The experimental results, as first predicted by careful theoretical analysis, are in a good agreement with detailed calculations.
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