Mechanisms for lasing with cold atoms as the gain medium.
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We realize a laser with a cloud of cold rubidium atoms as gain medium, placed in a low-finesse cavity. Three different regimes of laser emission are observed corresponding, respectively, to Mollow, Raman, and four-wave mixing mechanisms. We measure an output power of up to 300 microW and present the main properties of these different lasers in each regime.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 101 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008