Phonon super-radiance

William Bialek

doi:10.1016/0375-9601(84)90476-6

Phonon super-radiance

William Bialek

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Phonon instabilities are examined in a simple model hamiltonian involving two electronic states coupled to a single phonon mode. When the transition between electronic states is pumped by an external source, the phonon mode can be driven into coherent oscillation; in polymer systems this coherence may extend over macroscopic distances. Experimental situations in which such macroscopic coherence might be observed are considered.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	349-352
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters A
Volume	103
Issue number	6-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(84)90476-6
State	Published - Jul 16 1984
Externally published	Yes

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