Showing papers by "Daniel J. Gauthier published in 1991"
TL;DR: In this article, Narducci et al. observed that the quantum fluctuations of an optical transition moment are suppressed by strong coherent excitation of a weak auxiliary transition and the stabilization is manifest through the appearance of subnatural linewidths in the resonance fluorescence spectrum and is due to coherent mixing of atomic states.
Abstract: Quantum fluctuations of an optical transition moment are observed to be suppressed by strong coherent excitation of a weak auxiliary transition The stabilization is manifest through the appearance of subnatural linewidths in the resonance fluorescence spectrum and is due to coherent mixing of atomic states Our results are in quantitative agreement with the predictions of L M Narducci et al [Phys Rev A 42, 1630 (1990)]
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TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical framework for calculating the spectrum of resonance fluorescence emitted by two-level atoms that are excited by a strong bichromatic field is developed. And the spectral features are interpreted in terms of transitions among these dressed states.
Abstract: We develop a theoretical framework for calculating the spectrum of resonance fluorescence emitted by two-level atoms that are excited by a strong bichromatic field. The dressed states for the two-level system that is interacting with a fully modulated field are identified, and the spectral features are interpreted in terms of transitions among these dressed states.
58 citations
TL;DR: It is shown that light-induced mechanical forces that act on atoms may be significantly enhanced and acquire novel physical character when the electromagnetic reservoir which mediates the atomic relaxation is colored.
Abstract: We show that light-induced mechanical forces that act on atoms may be significantly enhanced and acquire novel physical character when the electromagnetic reservoir which mediates the atomic relaxation is colored (i.e., frequency dependent)
33 citations
TL;DR: It is found that excitation pulse phase noise can be used to extend the range of experimental conditions under which the storage process is effective and discuss the use of phase noise to achieve secure data storage.
Abstract: It has been demonstrated [see, e.g., W.R. Babbitt and T. W. Mossberg, Opt. Commun. 65, 185 (1988)] that coherent optical processes can be employed to store and reproduce temporal sequences of optical data, thereby providing a mechanism for advanced optical memories. We find that excitation pulse phase noise can be used to extend the range of experimental conditions under which the storage process is effective and discuss the use of phase noise to achieve secure data storage.
18 citations