Photon correlations of a sub-threshold optical parametric oscillator

被引:5
作者
Andrews, R [1 ]
Pike, ER
Sarkar, S
机构
[1] Univ W Indies, Fac Agr & Nat Sci, Dept Phys, St Augustine, Trinidad Tobago
[2] Kings Coll London, Dept Phys, London WC2R 2LS, England
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OPTICS EXPRESS | 2002年 / 10卷 / 11期
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10.1364/OE.10.000461
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A microscopic multimode theory of collinear type-I spontaneous parametric downconversion in a cavity is presented. Single-mode and multimode con-elation functions have been derived using fully quantized atom and electromagnetic field variables. From a first principles calculation the FWHM of the single-mode correlation function and the cavity enhancement factor have been obtained in terms of mirror reflectivities and the first-order crystal dispersion coefficient. The values obtained are in good agreement with recent experimental results.
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