Title :
Photon lifetime and the linewidth in a superluminal laser
Author :
Scheuer, Jacob ; Shahriar, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of EE, Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
We present a theoretical analysis of the cavity lifetime of a superluminal laser. In contrast to the naive intuition, the lifetime is only slightly shorter than that of conventional lasers, facilitating ultra-sensitive sensors.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; remote sensing by laser beam; superradiance; cavity lifetime; linewidth; photon lifetime; superluminal laser; ultrasensitive sensors; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Laser theory; Photonics; Power lasers; Sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
