Photon lifetime and the linewidth in a superluminal laser

Jacob Scheuer, M. S. Shahriar

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCLEO
Subtitle of host publicationQELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO_QELS 2014
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventCLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO_QELS 2014 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 8 Jun 201413 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers

Conference

ConferenceCLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO_QELS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period8/06/1413/06/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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