Superradiant laser

A superradiant laser is a laser that does not rely on a large population of photons within the laser cavity to maintain coherence.[1][2]

Rather than relying on photons to store phase coherence, it relies on collective effects in an atomic medium to store coherence. Such a laser uses repumped Dicke superradiance (or superfluorescence) to sustain emission of light that can have a substantially narrower linewidth than a conventional laser.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "'Superradiant' laser created for first time". physicsworld.com. Apr 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "New Way of Lasing: A 'Superradiant' Laser". Science Daily. April 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Prospects for a Millihertz-Linewidth Laser".


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