Calculation of the micromaser spectrum. I. Green's-function approach and approximate analytical techniques. Academic Article

abstract

• We first calculate the ''exact'' micromaser spectrum by solving numerically for the Green's function of the approximate master equation for the one-atom (micro-) maser. We then proceed to calculate approximate analytical expressions for the maser linewidth using (i) a phase-operator approach, (ii) an ansatz similar to the standard quantum theory of the laser, and (iii) a linear expansion of the correlation function. Novel features, quite distinct from the familiar Schawlow-Townes linewidth, are found, e.g., the linewidth decreases as the number of thermal photons increases. 1993 The American Physical Society.

authors

• Agarwal, Girish
• Scully, Marlan

published proceedings

• Phys Rev A

author list (cited authors)

• Quang, T., Agarwal, G. S., Bergou, J., Scully, M. O., Walther, H., Vogel, K., & Schleich, W. P.

citation count

• 43

complete list of authors

• Quang, T||Agarwal, GS||Bergou, J||Scully, MO||Walther, H||Vogel, K||Schleich, WP

publication date

• July 1993

publisher

• American Physical Society (APS)  Publisher

published in

• Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics  Journal

PubMed Central ID

• 9909658

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1103/physreva.48.803

start page

• 803

end page

• 812

volume

• 48

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.48.803