• DocumentCode
    689429
  • Title

    Creation of optical gain and absorption via a virtual single-photon transition

  • Author

    Herrmann, J. ; Weger, M. ; Locher, R. ; Sabbar, M. ; Riviere, P. ; Saalmann, U. ; Rost, J.-M. ; Gallmann, L. ; Keller, Ulrich

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present the creation and control of optical gain by interrupting the temporal evolution of the dipole response of a quantum-mechanical two-level system. Our theoretical analysis is verified by transient absorption spectroscopy in helium.
  • Keywords
    helium; quantum theory; ultraviolet spectra; ultraviolet spectroscopy; visible spectra; visible spectroscopy; He; dipole response; optical gain; quantum-mechanical two-level system; temporal evolution; transient absorption spectroscopy; virtual single-photon transition; Absorption; Delays; Electromagnetic fields; Helium; Optical pulses; Photonics; Transient analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833813
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=689429