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Title: Narrowband-biphoton generation due to long-lived coherent population oscillations

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900 (Israel)

We study the generation of paired photons due to the effect of four-wave mixing in an ensemble of pumped two-level systems that decay via an intermediate metastable state. The slow population relaxation of the metastable state creates long-lived coherent population oscillations, leading to a narrowband nonlinear response of the medium which determines the narrow spectral width and long coherence time of the biphotons.

OSTI ID:
22072209
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 84, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English