CONTROL OF YOUNG FRINGES VISIBILITY BY STIMULATED DOWN-CONVERSION

被引:26
作者
RIBEIRO, PHS
PADUA, S
DASILVA, JCM
BARBOSA, GA
机构
[1] Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 30161-970, Belo Horizonte MG
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1995年 / 51卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.51.1631
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The stimulated parametric-down-conversion luminescence is used as a light source with controlled spatial coherence. Performing the double-slit Young experiment, we show that the interference-pattern visibilities can be controlled by varying the inducing laser intensity. The results indicate that down-conversion light statistics change during this variation. A simple theoretical description is also shown. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1631 / 1633
页数:3
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