Delay-time statistics of cooperative emission in the presence of homogeneous line broadening

K. Rza̧ewski, M. G. Raymer, and R. W. Boyd
Phys. Rev. A 39, 5785 – Published 1 June 1989
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Abstract

We have developed a theoretical model that allows us to study the delay-time statistics of superfluorescent pulses for the case of collisional broadening with a Lorentzian line shape. Our model is based upon a more robust definition of delay time, based upon an energy rather than an intensity reference. We calculate the probability distribution of delay times in the initiation regime of superfluorescence, where the inversion is essentially constant. We find that, as the collisional dephasing rate is increased, the mean delay time increases and the distribution broadens. We compare our results with those for the case of inhomogeneous broadening with a Lorentzian line shape and find the unexpected result that the statistical behavior is identical.

  • Received 10 January 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.39.5785

©1989 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

K. Rza̧ewski, M. G. Raymer, and R. W. Boyd

  • Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

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Vol. 39, Iss. 11 — June 1989

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