Mirrorless lasing: a theoretical perspective

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07969v1
• Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:09:53 GMT
• Title: Mirrorless lasing: a theoretical perspective
• Authors: Aneesh Ramaswamy, Jabir Chathanathil, Dimitra Kanta, Emmanuel Klinger, Aram Papoyan, Svetlana Shmavonyan, Aleksandr Khanbekyan, Arne Wickenbrock, Dmitry Budker, Svetlana A. Malinovskaya
• Abstract summary: We review first-principles theory that describes degenerate lasing in a vapor of Rb atoms. We discuss the mechanisms of amplification of light generated in the medium with population inversion between magnetic sublevels within the $D$ line.
• Score: 33.7054351451505
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Mirrorless lasing has been a topic of particular interest for about a decade due to promising new horizons for quantum science and applications. In this work, we review first-principles theory that describes this phenomenon, and discuss degenerate mirrorless lasing in a vapor of Rb atoms, the mechanisms of amplification of light generated in the medium with population inversion between magnetic sublevels within the $D_2$ line, and challenges associated with experimental realization.

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