Quantum-statistical properties such as the photon-number probability distribution and sub-Poissonian distribution are studied by considering the resonant interaction of two radiation fields, one of which is in a squeezed state with a cascade-structure three-level atom. It is noteworthy to emphasize that the direction of squeezing, i.e., the angle θ, and the squeezing parameter r as well as the initial atomic state play important roles in the determination of the nonclassical behavior of the radiation field. At the same time we give a possible explanation for the effect of the ratio of the intensity of the two fields on the quantum-statistical properties.

• Received 1 November 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.44.4757