Squeezing in a Lambda-type three-level atom via spontaneously generated coherence

The squeezing spectrum of the fluorescent light is investigated for a laser-driven three-level atom of the Lambda configuration when quantum interference of the decay channels is accounted for. We show that when the two atomic transitions contribute to the detected fluorescence field, squeezing at c...

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Autores: Gonzalo Fonrodona, Isabel, Antón Revilla, Miguel Ángel, Carreño Sánchez, Fernando, Gómez Calderón, Óscar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51351
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51351
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:535
Electromagnetically induced transparency
Spontaneous emission cancellation
Resonance fluorescence
Quantum interference
Driven
System
Laser
Absorption
Inversion
Spectra
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Sumario:The squeezing spectrum of the fluorescent light is investigated for a laser-driven three-level atom of the Lambda configuration when quantum interference of the decay channels is accounted for. We show that when the two atomic transitions contribute to the detected fluorescence field, squeezing at certain frequency intervals is obtained in both the weak- and the high-Rabi-frequency regimes even for equally decay rates of the transitions. Unlike in two-level atoms in free space, squeezing can be obtained in both the in-phase and out-of-phase quadrature spectra although in different spectral regions. We also show that the squeezing spectrum can be controlled by an adequate selection of the Rabi frequencies and atomic detunings. Another remarkable effect is that squeezing can be achieved with proper relative phases of the driving fields. We provide an analytical description in the dressed basis which accounts for the main features of the squeezing spectra obtained from the numerical work.