Abstract

In this paper, we study the linewidth of a two-photon micromaser by using an exact Hamiltonian approach. We consider a three-level atomic system interacting with a single-mode radiation field. The intermediate level is considered to be off resonant with the field. In this model, under the large detuning limit, two-photon transitions result. We calculate the linewidth of a two-photon micromaser and present results in the small and large detuning limits. In the small detuning limit, single-photon behavior is evident, whereas in the large detuning limit, true two-photon behavior is exhibited. We compare the results for the linewidth, under a large detuning limit, with the results obtained by using a phenomenological, effective Hamiltonian approach. The absence of the dynamic Stark shift in a phenomenological, effective Hamiltonian leads to qualitatively different results in the two approaches. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.

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