Calculation of the micromaser spectrum. II. Eigenvalue approach

K. Vogel; W. P. Schleich; M. O. Scully; H. Walther

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.48.813

Calculation of the micromaser spectrum. II. Eigenvalue approach

K. Vogel, W. P. Schleich, M. O. Scully, and H. Walther

Phys. Rev. A 48, 813 – Published 1 July 1993

Abstract

We calculate the micromaser spectrum via the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the master equation. We show that (i) it is not always the lowest eigenvalue which governs the linewidth and (ii) the oscillations in the linewidth originate from an interplay between two eigenvalues.

Received 10 February 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.48.813

Authors & Affiliations

K. Vogel and W. P. Schleich

Abteilung für Quantenphysik, Universität Ulm, W-7900 Ulm, Germany

M. O. Scully

Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843

H. Walther

Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, W-8046 Garching, Germany

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

Tran Quang, G. S. Agarwal, J. Bergou, M. O. Scully, H. Walther, K. Vogel, and W. P. Schleich

Phys. Rev. A 48, 803 (1993)

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