Published May 27, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Quadratic pseudosupersymmetry in two-level systems

  • 1. Department of Physics, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Avenue, 634050 Tomsk (Russian Federation)

Description

Using the intertwining relation we construct a pseudosuperpartner for a (non-Hermitian) Dirac-like Hamiltonian describing a two-level system interacting in the rotating wave approximation with the electric component of an electromagnetic field. The two pseudosuperpartners and pseudosupersymmetry generators close a quadratic pseudosuperalgebra. A class of time-dependent electric fields for which the equation of motion for a two-level system placed in this field can be solved exactly is obtained. A new interesting phenomenon is observed. There exists a time-dependent detuning of the field frequency from the resonance value such that the probability to populate the excited level ceases to oscillate and becomes a monotonically growing function of time tending to 3/4. It is shown that near this fixed excitation regime the probability exhibits two kinds of oscillations. The oscillations with small amplitude and frequency close to the Rabi frequency (fast oscillations) take place at the background of those with big amplitude and small frequency (slow oscillations). During the period of slow oscillations, the minimal value of the probability to populate the excited level may exceed 1/2, suggesting for an ensemble of such two-level atoms the possibility of acquiring an inverse population and exhibit lasing properties

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Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/38/4715/a5_21_015.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
21
Journal Page Range
p. 4715-4725
ISSN
0305-4470
CODEN
JPHAC5