Transition from Antibunching to Bunching in Cavity QED

Markus Hennrich, Axel Kuhn, and Gerhard Rempe
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 053604 – Published 10 February 2005

Abstract

The photon statistics of the light emitted from an atomic ensemble into a single field mode of an optical cavity is investigated as a function of the number of atoms. The light is produced in a Raman transition driven by a pump laser and the cavity vacuum, and a recycling laser is employed to repeat this process continuously. For weak driving, a smooth transition from antibunching to bunching is found for about one intracavity atom. Remarkably, the bunching peak develops within the antibunching dip. The observed behavior is well explained by a model describing an ensemble of independent emitters.

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  • Received 4 June 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.053604

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Markus Hennrich*, Axel Kuhn, and Gerhard Rempe

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany

  • *Present address: ICFO–Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Jordi Girona 29, Nexus II, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.

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Vol. 94, Iss. 5 — 11 February 2005

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