Stochastic incoherences of optical Bloch equations
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 19 (4), 1686-1696
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.19.1686
Abstract
The theory of optical Bloch equations with stochastic coefficients is discussed in detail. It is shown that Bloch equations with stochastic fields lead to multiplicative stochastic processes for which exact solutions can be obtained. The steady state and the transient regimes of the phase-diffusion model of the laser bandwidth are treated, and exact solutions of Bloch equations are obtained. The case of fluctuation due to collisions is also discussed. A simple stochastic model of radiation-induced collisions is presented. For each stochastic model of incoherences formulas for the longitudinal and transverse lifetimes are derived exactly. It is shown that the finite bandwidths of light or the collision incoherences do not, in general, have a simple additive effect in atomic equations of motion.Keywords
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