Quantum fluctuations of superfluorescence delay observed with ultrashort optical excitations Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We present an observation of fluctuations in delay times of the yoked-superfluorescence pulses generated in atomic rubidium. The yoked-superfluorescence was induced through two-photon excitation of cascade transitions by ultrashort (100 fs) laser pulses. A statistical distribution and fluctuations of delay times were studied as the pump pulse energy varied, effectively changing the number of participating atoms. The standard deviation in the delay-time statistics decreases when the pump power increases. The experimental data support the theoretical model of the quantum fluctuations of superfluorescence.

published proceedings

  • PHYSICS LETTERS A

author list (cited authors)

  • Ariunbold, G. O., Sautenkov, V. A., & Scully, M. O.

citation count

  • 12

complete list of authors

  • Ariunbold, Gombojav O||Sautenkov, Vladimir A||Scully, Marlan O

publication date

  • January 2012