We realize an open version of the Dicke model by coupling two hyperfine ground states using two cavity-assisted Raman transitions. The interaction due to only one of the couplings is described by the Tavis-Cummings model and we observe a normal mode splitting in the transmission around the dispersively shifted cavity. With both couplings present the dynamics are described by the Dicke model and we measure the onset of superradiant scattering into the cavity above a critical coupling strength.
We make a detailed experimental study of the threshold for the self-organization of thermal 87Rb atoms coupled to a high-finesse cavity over a range of atom numbers and cavity detunings. We investigate the difference between probing with a traveling wave and a retroreflected lattice. These two scenarios lead to qualitatively different behavior in terms of the response of the system as a function of cavity detuning with respect to the probe. In both cases, we confirm a N(-1) scaling of the threshold with atom number.
We study the transmission spectra of ultracold rubidium atoms coupled to a
high-finesse optical cavity. Under weak probing with pi-polarized light, the
linear response of the system is that of a collective spin with multiple levels
coupled to a single mode of the cavity. By varying the atom number, we change
the collective coupling of the system. We observe the change in transmission
spectra when going from a regime where the collective coupling is much smaller
than the separation of the atomic levels to a regime where both are of
comparable size. The observations are in good agreement with a reduced model we
developed for our system.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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