Abstract

Dynamics of a three-level atom interacting with one- and two-mode radiation fields is studied when the initial state of the field is a squeezed coherent state. All the three types of level configurations cascade; V and Lambda are considered. A model similar to the Jaynes-Cumming type developed by Yoo and Eberly¹ is used. Various parameter ranges including the one in which the photon number distribution for the squeezed state exhibits oscillatory behavior² are considered. Interesting revival structures are seen. Curves are presented to illustrate the behavior.

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