Cooperative and interference effects in the resonance fluorescence of two identical three-level atoms at high photon densities: II. Numerical results

Numerical calculations are presented for the excitation spectrum of two identical three-level atoms interacting with a strong resonant laser field. The atoms interact through their dipole-dipole interaction and radiate to each other as well. The spectrum of the symmetric and antisymmetric modes due to the radiative decay from the higher to the lower excited state of the interacting atoms is considered without and with taking into account the effects of the strong pumping process. In the absence of strong pumping, the dipole-dipole interaction in the spectrum of the symmetric modes gives rise to an asymmetric doublet whose ratio of intensities is 2:1, while the spectrum of the antisymmetric modes consists of two peaks one of which represents a stable mode indicating the trapping of a photon between the atoms and a radiative one which has a lifetime one-half that of the isolated atom. In the presence of strong pumping, asymmetries due to the dipole-dipole interaction arise enhancing certain peaks while diminishing the intensity of others and a new pair of sidebands is induced as well. The computed spectra are presented graphically for different values of the Rabi frequencies and the dipole-dipole interaction, respectively.     

Resonance fluorescence spectrum of a three-level atom

We consider the excitation spectrum arising from the interaction between a three-level atom and a strong electromagnetic field in the frequency region where the two atomic transition frequencies are nearly equal to once and twice the frequency of the pump field respectively. Detailed expressions for the spectral functions are derived describing the two-, one- and zero-photon excitations as well as those arising from the coupling between them, in the limit of high photon densities. The zero-photon excitations describe low frequency modes induced by the pump field under resonance conditions.     

Resonance fluorescence spectrum of two atoms,coherently driven by a strong resonant laser field

In Lehmberg's approach, we consider the resonance fluorescence spectrum of two radiatively interacting atoms. In the strong field limit we have obtained analytical solutions for the spectrum of the symmetric and antisymmetric modes without decoupling approximation. Our solutions are valid for all values of the distance r₁₂ separating the atoms. The spectrum of the symmetric modes contains additional sidebands in 2Ω (Ω is the Rabi frequency) with amplitude dependent on (a/Ω)², where a is a parameter dependent on r₁₂. The antisymmetric part of the spectrum has no additional sidebands in 2Ω. For small distances r₁₂ (a=1) our results for the symmetric modes are identical with those of Agarwal et al. apart from the so-called scaling factor. For large distances r₁₂ (a=0) the spectra of the symmetric and antisymmetric modes are identical with the well-known one-atom spectrum.     

Cooperative and interference effects in the resonance fluorescence of two identical three-level atoms at high photon densities

The excitation spectrum of two identical three-level atoms is considered when a strong electromagnetic field operates resonantly between two levels of the atoms. While undergoing the transition into the excited state, the atoms interact through their dipole-dipole interaction and radiate to each other as well, and subsequently, they decay radiatively into another excited state. For such a system, the spectral functions are calculated describing the cooperative and interference spectra for the symmetric and antisymmetric modes arising from the decay of the atoms from one excited state into another. In the absence of the pump field, the spectral function for the symmetric modes consists of two peaks, which are described by Lorentzian lines peaked at the frequencies ω = ω₂₃ + V_AB and ω = ω₂₃ ? V_AB and having spectral widths of the order of γ⁰₂₁ + γ⁰₂₃ and γ⁰₂₃, respectively, where ω₂₃ is the transition frequency between the two excited states, V_AB is the dipole-dipole interaction and $\text{1}\text{2}\text{γ}{}^0{}_{21}$ is the natural width for a photon spontaneously emitted from the 2 → 1 transition of an isolated atom. The splitting of the central peak for the transition in question and the broadening of the spectral widths are due entirely to the dipole-dipole and radiative interactions between the atoms. The spectral function for the antisymmetric modes describes a stable mode at the frequency ω = ω₂₃ ? V_AB, which has a delta-function distribution, and a Lorentzian line peaked at the frequency ω = ω₂₃ + V_AB and has a spectral width of the order of γ⁰₂₁. In the presence of the pump field, the spectral function for the symmetric modes contains, in addition to the central peaks, two pairs of sidebands, one pair of which is induced by the pump field with an energy shift equal to $\text{Ω}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}\text{/√2}$, while the other pair of sidebands is due to the dipole-dipole interaction between the atoms; the probability of occurrence of the latter pair of sidebands is proportional to $\text{V}{}_{\mathrm{AB}}\text{/Ω}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}$, while the induced energy shift is equal to $\text{3Ω}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}\text{/√2}$, where $\text{√2Ω}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}$ is the induced by the laser field energy shift (Rabi frequency) for a single two-level atom. The spectral widths for both pairs of sidebands are of the order of γ⁰₂₁ + γ⁰₂₃. The excitation spectrum of the antisymmetric modes consists of, in addition to the central peaks, a pair of stable sidebands, which have delta-function distributions, and two pairs of sidebands, which are similar but sharper than those for the symmetric modes. Detail comparisons are given between the one- and two-atom excitation spectra for the systems under investigation.     

Lamb wave propagation in magnetoelectroelastic plates

Based on the three-dimensional linear elastic equations and magnetoelectroelastic constitutive relations, propagation of symmetric and antisymmetric Lamb waves in an infinite magnetoelectroelastic plate is investigated. The coupled differential equations of motion are solved, and the phase velocity equations of symmetric and antisymmetric modes are obtained for both electrically and magnetically open and shorted cases. The dispersive characteristic of wave propogation is explored. The mechanical, electric and magnetic responses of the lowest symmetric and antisymmetric Lamb wave modes are discussed in detailed. Obtained results are valuable for the analysis and design of broadband magnetoelectric transducer using composite materials.     

椭圆纳米盘中磁涡旋结构的方位角自旋波模式

本文针对坡莫合金椭圆形盘中的磁涡旋结构, 采用微磁学模拟与傅里叶分析相结合的技术研究了磁涡旋自旋波的本征激发模式. 通过沿样品短轴方向施加一面内方向的脉冲磁场, 观察到一系列方位角自旋波模式. 观察到的自旋波模式具有两重对称性, 可以通过C₂群理论来进行类型的划分. 此外, 自旋波模式的频率随着方位角指标的变化而线性增加. 模拟结果显示样品的平均交换能量密度明显的高于平均静磁能量密度; 局域交换能量密度主要集中在涡核初始位置, 而局域静磁能量密度主要分布在长轴附近. 交换作用对受限于铁磁薄膜椭圆盘中的单个涡旋态的能量要起主导作用, 从而导致方位角自旋波模式频率随着方位角指标的增加而增加.     

The quantum pressure correction to the excitation spectrum of the trapped superfluid Fermi gases in a BEC-BCS crossover

Using quantum hydrodynamic approaches, we study the quantum pressure correction to the collective excitation spectrum of the interacting trapped superfluid Fermi gases in the BEC-BCS crossover. Based on a phenomenological equation of state, we derive hydrodynamic equations of the system in the whole BEC-BCS crossover regime. Beyond the Thomas--Fermi approximation, expressions of the frequency corrections of collective modes for both spherical and axial symmetric traps excited in the BEC-BCS crossover are given explicitly. The corrections of the eigenfrequencies due to the quantum pressure and their dependence on the inverse interaction strength, anisotropic parameter and particle numbers of the condensate are discussed in detail.     

Topology of the superconducting order under pairing repulsion

The superconducting state with a large momentum of a pair in a doped insulator is controlled by the features of Coulomb pairing associated with the suppression of small momentum transfers during scattering owing to electron-phonon interaction and of large transfers due to redistribution of the spectral weight among the superconducting or the insulating branches of the elementary excitation spectrum. Superconductivity emerges when the characteristic energy of the pairing interaction has an upper bound. The solutions obtained for a self-consistent equation with a simple structure of the degenerate kernel are antisymmetric and symmetric relative to inversion of the momentum of relative motion of a pair. The orbital symmetry of the singlet superconducting order is analyzed.     

Resonances of sandwiched optical antenna

We calculate the resonant properties of the sandwiched triangle and bowtie antennas using finite difference time domain technique and compare with one-layer structures. The sandwiched antennas possess two tunable resonances corresponding to the symmetric and antisymmetric modes for dipole excitation, which can be understood by the hybridization of the plasmons supported by the two golden layers of the antennas. We obtain a giant field enhancement and a full width at half maximum as larger as 385 nm for the sandwiched bowtie antenna.     

Modes splitting in graphene-based double-barrier waveguides

The graphene-based double-barrier waveguides induced by electric field have been investigated. The guided modes can only exist in the case of Klein tunneling, and the fundamental mode is absent. The guided modes in the single-barrier waveguide split into symmetric and antisymmetric modes with different incident angles in the double-barrier waveguide.The phase difference between electron states and hole states is also discussed. The phase difference for the two splitting modes is close to each other and increases with the order of guided modes. These phenomena can be helpful for the potential applications in graphene-based optoelectronic devices.     

Mode spectrum of noncollinear electroacoustic boundary-guided waves in a ferroelectric with a moving strip domain

The mode spectrum of electroacoustic boundary waves guided by a strip domain uniformly moving in a 4-mm ferroelectric is considered in the quasi-static approximation. The motion of the strip domain is found to cause the wave vector of the electroacoustic wave to be noncollinear with the guiding boundaries. The frequency dependences of the phase velocity are presented for the symmetric and antisymmetric modes of the electroacoustic wave. These dependences are compared in the reference system fixed to the strip domain and in the laboratory reference system. It is shown that, at low and moderate frequencies, the symmetric mode of the electroacoustic wave is more efficiently localized by a moving strip domain than by a single domain wall.     

In-plane antisymmetric response of cables through bifurcation under symmetric sinusoidally time-varying load

Analysis and results for in-plane non-linear antisymmetric responses of a cable, supported at the same level, through bifurcation under in-plane symmetric sinusoidally time-varying load are presented. The non-linear equation of the in-plane motion of the cable is solved by a Galerkin method and the harmonic balance method. From the computed results the frequency range, where the antisymmetric response occurs, varies with the sag-to-span ratio of the cable and is broad in the particular sag-to-span ratios. The second unstable region is important compared with the principal unstable region. Strong coupling between symmetric and antisymmetric modes is observed in the unstable regions for the particular sag-to-span ratios.     

One- and two-photon resonance fluorescence of a three-level atom at high photon densities

We consider the possible physical processes that may arise in a three-level atom when only two of its levels interact with a strong electromagnetic field and when the atomic transition frequency is nearly equal to once and twice the frequency of the laser field, respectively. There have been found pronounced cooperative effects in the spectrum of the two-level system, which is in resonance with the laser field, arising from the presence of the third level. The excitation spectra describing the transitions from the first excited state into the second excited state and from that to the ground state consist, apart from the two central peaks, of two pairs of sidebands which are induced by the laser field of the neighbouring system. Detailed expressions of the spectral functions for the physical processes of one- and two-photon resonance fluorescence have been derived and discussed in the limit of high photon densities. The excitation spectrum of the low frequency modes has been considered and discussed in detail. It is found that quantum beats in spontaneous emission may appear in the spectra of the one- and two-photon resonance fluorescence arising from the interference between the two atomic transition frequencies and the frequency of the laser field. The importance of the low frequency modes that occur in the processes in question has been pointed out.     

Magnetic field effects on slab surface plasmons in the local limit

The local surface plasmon dispersion relation for a slab of plasma in a magnetic field (perpendicular to the slab faces) is analyzed. Magnetic field modifications of both antisymmetric and symmetric slab surface plasmon modes are determined in the local limit.     

Laser-induced circular dichroism by a resonant circularly polarized pump optical field

The paper presents and discusses a generalization of the equations of laser-induced circular dichroism (LICD) derived for linear molecules. LICD for freely rotating molecules by a resonant circularly-polarized pump field is an optical analogue of the Faraday effect in isotropic media. Its fundamental formulae and existent conditions have been deduced using the density matrix theory with a two-level model and time-reversal arguments. The antisymmetric rotational polarizability and LICD of symmetric and asymmetric top molecules are studied concretely using perturbation theory and angular momentum algebra. The order of magnitude of LICD and the physical phenomena closely related with it have been discussed. The results show that the LICD effect is exhibited by all freely rotating molecules and may provide useful information on optical activity and antisymmetric polarizability.     

Eu(o-MBA)3phen配合物的荧光光谱和喇曼光谱

配合物Eu(o-MBA)3phen(o-MBA:邻甲基苯甲酸酸根离子;phen:1,10-二氮杂菲)在紫外或可见光激发下,能发出很强的红色荧光.以Eu(Ⅲ)离子为光谱探针,77K下测得其高分辨激发和发射光谱.选择激发配合物的5D0能级,得到两组不同的5D0→7F2发光光谱,表明配合物中Eu(Ⅲ)离子有不同的化学环境.配合物的喇曼光谱中,羧基阴离子的反对称伸缩振动(γas(COO))和对称伸缩振动(γs(COO))谱带是明显分裂和带肩峰的宽带,说明配合物中羧基同时存在多种配位方式,这与它的晶体结构测定结果一致.     

Analysis of the two-photon absorption spectrum of benzonitrile based on the direct quantum-mechanical calculation of the intensity distribution

A direct quantum-mechanical calculation of the intensity distribution in the two-photon absorption spectrum of benzonitrile is performed taking into account the Herzberg-Teller effect. The excitation mechanism of all the observed lines, including lines corresponding to the excitation of single-quantum nontotally symmetric vibrations and their combinations with totally symmetric modes, is analyzed. The results of the calculation, performed taking into account the frequency effect and the Duschinsky effect, agree satisfactorily with experimental data. This indicates that it is worthwhile to apply the quantum-mechanical method in calculations of the intensity distribution in the two-photon absorption spectra of cyclic molecules.     

Effects of electron-interface-phonon interactions on interactions between electrons in double-heterostructures

Effects of electron-interface-phonon interaction on the interaction between electrons in double heterostructures are considered. It is found that the interaction potential between electrons caused by each of four interface-phonon modes is different. For electrons moving at the two interfaces of double heterostructure, the interaction energies of the electrons produced by the interaction with antisymmetric modes are positive which indicate that the forces between electrons are repulsive. The interaction energies caused by interaction with symmetric modes are negative and the forces are attractive. The resultant of the forces are attractive and become larger when the width of potential barrier decreases for InAs/GaSb/InAs double heterostructure.     

Investigation of acoustic waves of higher order propagating in plates of lithium niobate

This paper presents theoretical investigation of higher order acoustic plate waves propagating in single crystals of lithium niobate. The dependencies of wave velocity and electromechanical coupling coefficient of antisymmetric, symmetric, and shear horizontal modes on the parameter hf (h=plate thickness, f=operating frequency) are calculated as a function of propagation direction on X-, Y-, and Z-cut lithium niobate plates. It is found that several modes can provide values of K2 that are much greater than can be obtained with surface acoustic waves (SAWs). For example, K2 as high as 0.26 and 0.38 can be obtained from SH1 and A2 modes, respectively. This compares with a maximum value of K2=0.055 for SAWs. It is further shown that there are several crystal cut and propagation directions that can allow efficient excitation and detection of a single mode with minimal interference due to other modes.     

Excitation of radial collective modes in a quantum dot: Beyond linear response

The recent results on the linear breathing mode of the excitation spectrum of a quantum dot obtained by McDonald et. al [Phys. Rev. Lett. 111 , 256801 (2013)] are extended to the nonlinear regime. To accomplish this and analyze the results the response of five different models of two interacting electrons in a quantum dot to an external short lived radial excitation that is strong enough to excite the system well beyond the linear response regime is compared. The models considered describe the Coulomb interaction between the electrons in different ways ranging from mean‐field approaches to configuration interaction (CI) models, where the two‐electron Hamiltonian is diagonalized in a large truncated Fock space. The radially symmetric excitation is selected in order to severely put to test the different approaches to describe the interaction and correlations of an electron system in a nonequilibrium state. As can be expected for the case of only two electrons none of the mean‐field models can in full details reproduce the results obtained by the CI model. Nonetheless, some linear and nonlinear characteristics are reproduced reasonably well. All the models show activation of an increasing number of collective modes as the strength of the excitation is increased. By varying slightly the confinement potential of the dot it was observed how sensitive the properties of the excitation spectrum are to the Coulomb interaction and its correlation effects. In order to approach closer the question of nonlinearity one of the mean‐field models has been solved directly in a nonlinear fashion without resorting to iterations.