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Quantum Optical Description of Radiation by a Two-Level System in Strong Laser Fields |
| Zhaoyang Peng1, Huayu Hu3, Zengxiu Zhao1*, and Jianmin Yuan1,2* |
1Department of Physics, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
2Department of Physics, Graduate School of China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing 100193, China
3Hypervelocity Aerodynamics Institute, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang 621000, China
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Zhaoyang Peng, Huayu Hu, Zengxiu Zhao et al 2023 Chin. Phys. Lett. 40 053301 |
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Abstract We develop a quantum optical description of radiation from a two-level system (TLS) in strong laser fields, which provides a clear insight into the final states of the TLS and the harmonics field. It is shown that there are two emission channels: the Rayleigh-like channel and the Raman-like channel, which correspond to the TLS ending up in the ground state and excited state after the emission, respectively. The numerical result shows that the harmonics are mainly produced by the Rayleigh-like channel. In addition, according to the coherence of emission among the emitters, the radiation is divided into coherent parts that result from the semi-classical dipole oscillation and incoherent parts that result from the quantum fluctuations of the dipole moment. In the weak field limits, the Rayleigh-like channel corresponds to the coherent parts, and the Raman-like channel corresponds to the incoherent parts. However, in strong laser fields, both channels contribute to coherent and incoherent radiation, and how much they contribute depends on the final excitation. By manipulating the laser field, we can make the Rayleigh-like channel produce either coherent or incoherent radiation.
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Received: 28 February 2023
Published: 28 April 2023
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33.20.Xx
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(Spectra induced by strong-field or attosecond laser irradiation)
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42.65.Ky
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(Frequency conversion; harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation)
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42.50.-p
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(Quantum optics)
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