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Maxwell-Bloch equations: A unified view of nonlinear optics and nonlinear atom optics

1995; American Physical Society; Volume: 51; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physreva.51.r3426

1538-4446

Yvan Castin, Klaus Mo lmer,

Mechanical and Optical Resonators

The linear and nonlinear properties of propagation of an electromagnetic field through a medium may be derived by the effective elimination of the medium from the coupled Maxwell-Bloch equations. In this paper we suggest, on the other hand, the elimination of the field from the Maxwell-Bloch equations as a means to derive a nonlinear master equation for, e.g., an atomic sample in a laser field. This presents a straightforward and physically intuitive derivation of equations for ``nonlinear atom optics,'' obtained recently by other approaches.