Collective Quantum Jumps in Pairs of Atoms with Two or Three States
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Modern Optics
- Vol. 35 (8) , 1331-1343
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09500348814551471
Abstract
We have studied cooperative effects on quantum jumps in two-atom systems. These atoms have either two or three states and are driven by a field of arbitrary intensity and bandwidth. We find that, in two two-state atoms at a small separation distance, quantum jumps appear, while the jump rates in two three-state atoms are modified by the collective interactions. Explicit expressions for jump rates are given in various explicit cases.Keywords
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