Very-low-temperature behavior of a micromaser

P. Meystre; G. Rempe; H. Walther

doi:10.1364/OL.13.001078

Very-low-temperature behavior of a micromaser

P. Meystre, G. Rempe, H. Walther

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We show that at very low temperatures the steady-state photon statistics of the micromaser are strongly influenced by the existence of trapping states. The resulting resonances are a true quantum effect resulting from the granulated character of the electromagnetic field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1078-1080
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics letters
Volume	13
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.13.001078
State	Published - Dec 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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