Superradiant laser explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Superradiant' laser created for first time. Apr 5, 2012. physicsworld.com.
  2. Web site: New Way of Lasing: A 'Superradiant' Laser. Science Daily. April 4, 2012.
  3. Prospects for a Millihertz-Linewidth Laser . 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.163601 . 2009PhRvL.102p3601M. 102. Physical Review Letters . Meiser . D.. 0901.3105.