FILTERING OF 2-PHOTON QUANTUM CORRELATIONS BY OPTICAL CAVITIES - CANCELLATION OF DISPERSIVE EFFECTS

被引:10
作者
AGARWAL, GS
GUPTA, SD
机构
[1] School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 49卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.49.3954
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The spectral filtering of a field with strong quantum correlations is studied. The changes in the correlation characteristics of a field, produced by a down converter, passing through a strongly dispersive element like a Fabry-Perot cavity, are calculated. In the special case when the central frequency of the idler and signal photons coincides with the resonance frequency of the cavity, there is a cancellation of the dispersive effects of the cavity. Detailed numerical results for the two-photon joint counting rate are presented. The effects of the absorption in the medium on the two-photon correlations are also discussed.
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页码:3954 / 3957
页数:4
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