Abstract
The temporal evolution of the transmitted light field is computed for a high-density gas of two-level atoms, which is externally excited by an amplitude-modulated field in resonance with the atomic transitions. The transmitted field is shown to exhibit a chaotic transient and a cascade through different phase-locked orbits. Due to the asymmetry of these orbits, the field develops a nonzero average value even in the absence of a bias.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 174-183 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
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Symmetry breaking and metastable chaos in a coherently driven superradiant system. / Benza, V. G.; Koch, Stephan W.
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T1 - Symmetry breaking and metastable chaos in a coherently driven superradiant system
AU - Benza, V. G.
AU - Koch, Stephan W
PY - 1987
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N2 - The temporal evolution of the transmitted light field is computed for a high-density gas of two-level atoms, which is externally excited by an amplitude-modulated field in resonance with the atomic transitions. The transmitted field is shown to exhibit a chaotic transient and a cascade through different phase-locked orbits. Due to the asymmetry of these orbits, the field develops a nonzero average value even in the absence of a bias.
AB - The temporal evolution of the transmitted light field is computed for a high-density gas of two-level atoms, which is externally excited by an amplitude-modulated field in resonance with the atomic transitions. The transmitted field is shown to exhibit a chaotic transient and a cascade through different phase-locked orbits. Due to the asymmetry of these orbits, the field develops a nonzero average value even in the absence of a bias.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.35.174
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.35.174
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