Modifying the lifetime of an unstable system by an intense electromagnetic field
Abstract
Description
We study the temporal behavior of a three-level system (such as an atom or a molecule), initially prepared in an excited state, bathed in a laser field tuned at the transition frequency of the other level. We analyze the dependence of the lifetime of the initial state on the intensity of the laser field. The phenomenon we discuss is related to both electromagnetic induced transparency and quantum Zeno effect.
10 pages, 3 figures. Contribution to Sixth Central-European Workshop on Quantum Optics, Chudobin near Olomouc, Czech Republic, April-May 1999
10 pages, 3 figures. Contribution to Sixth Central-European Workshop on Quantum Optics, Chudobin near Olomouc, Czech Republic, April-May 1999