On the evolution of N-atom state prepared by absorption of a single photon Academic Article

abstract

• We study evolution of timed symmetric N-atom state prepared by conditional absorption of a single photon and exhibiting superradiant decay. We find analytical expression for the initial decay rate of the state valid for any size of spherical atomic cloud. We show that the timed symmetric state is only approximately an eigenstate of the system for a large atomic cloud even if virtual processes are neglected. 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

authors

• Scully, Marlan
• Svidzinsky, Anatoly

published proceedings

• OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

author list (cited authors)

• Svidzinsky, A. A., & Scully, M. O.

citation count

• 20

complete list of authors

• Svidzinsky, Anatoly A||Scully, Marlan O

publication date

• March 2010

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Optics Communications  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.optcom.2009.10.048

start page

• 753

end page

• 757

volume

• 283

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2009.10.048