QUANTUM PICTURE OF OPTICAL-PATTERNS - COMPLEMENTARITY AND WAVE-PARTICLE ASPECTS

被引:29
作者
LUGIATO, L [1 ]
GRYNBERG, G [1 ]
机构
[1] ECOLE NORMALE SUPER,DEPT PHYS,KASTLER BROSSEL LAB,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1995年 / 29卷 / 09期
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10.1209/0295-5075/29/9/004
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We consider a model of degenerate optical parametric oscillatory which includes the possibility of an arbitrary level of breaking of the translational symmetry. On the basis of the example of the stripe pattern, we examine the impact of quantum noise on nonlinear optical patterns. We define and focus on the phenomenon of quantum image and show that, in the present example, it is related to the wave and particle aspects of the e.m. radiation.
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