Observation of cavity quantum-electrodynamic effects in a Nd:glass microsphere
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 20 (7) , 770-772
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.20.000770
Abstract
In a Nd:glass microspherical cavity the enhancement and inhibition of spontaneous-emission processes that are due to cavity QED effects have been observed. The rates of the enhanced spontaneous emission are location dependent and reach a maximum value of more than 103 times the free-space value. The large enhancement strongly modifies the decay processes of Nd ions in glass, and the radiative properties of Nd:glass have been changed. As a result a new spectrum including new lasing wavelengths in the Nd:glass sphere has been observed.Keywords
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