Tests of the Optical Bloch Equations for Solids
R.G. DeVoe, A. Schenzle, et al.
IQEC 1984
A generalized perturbation theory is developed for an inhomogeneously broadened two-level quantum system interacting with an optical field of arbitrary temporal shape. Solutions of the Liouville equation carried out to nth order in the optical field strength exhibit a rephasing behavior and therefore are interpreted as an n-pulse echo where each pulse corresponds to one power of the field strength. We conclude that at low fields any coherence effect can be interpreted as a generalized stimulated echo phenomenon. Several well-understood coherence effects are explained and a few new ones are predicted, including one example where the light source is incoherent. © 1985 The American Physical Society.
R.G. DeVoe, A. Schenzle, et al.
IQEC 1984
S.C. Rand, A. Wokaun, et al.
Physical Review Letters
J. Hoffnagle, R.G. Brewer
Applied Physics B Laser and Optics
R.G. Brewer, R.G. DeVoe, et al.
NATO Advanced Study Institute 1984