Quantum Fluctuations in Cooperative Emission of Radiation
Guy Oliver, Andree A. Tallet · Physical Review A · 1973
We investigate the statistical properties of the intensity of radiation emitted by $N$ two-level systems, for which the cooperation number is constant. The $l$-fold moments of the intensity are shown to obey a closed set of equations. For long times, the normalized moments are found to go up to infinity. But, taking into account the experimental limitations, large fluctuations will be seen only for almost completely excited systems.