Dynamics of superradiant medium in resonator

Abstract Experimental data and theoretical model describing superradiance from the LaF 3 crystal doped with impurity praseodymium ions are presented in cases of non-resonator and resonator generation. The spiky structure of superradiance is registered and studied. When the crystal is placed inside a resonator, a new channel of energy removal by superradiance related to the resonator mode appears; the old non-resonator channels are preserved, as well. It has been found that the duration of superradiance in each channel decreases, and there arises a modulation independent of the length of resonator. These new peculiarities of superradiance induced by the presence of resonator have been explained on the basis of the developed simple mean-field theory.