Thermodynamic analysis of quantum light amplification

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Boukobza, E ^a   Tannor, D J ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT ENGINES; HEAT FLUX; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIPARTITE SYSTEMS; JAYNES-CUMMINGS MODEL; LIGHT QUANTUM; THREE-LEVEL MASER;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33845721769     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.74.063822     Document Type: Article

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