Electromagnetically-induced-transparency-based paired photon generation

doi:10.1103/PHYSREVA.75.033814

Title: Electromagnetically-induced-transparency-based paired photon generation

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We describe the theory of paired photon generation in a double-{lambda} atomic system. Using the Heisenberg-Langevin formalism we evaluate and analyze the spectral generation rates and intensity correlation function for the output fields. Different regimes of parametric down conversion are analyzed. We discuss the influence of the optical depth and Langevin noise fluctuations on the paired photon generation and predict that at the optical depth of 100 or more the contribution of Langevin noise fluctuations is small and therefore Stokes and anti-Stokes photons are generated mostly in pairs. Comparison between the theory and experiments shows good agreement.

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Kolchin, Pavel ^[1]

Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI Identifier:: 20982405

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: Physical Review. A; Journal Volume: 75; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.033814; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; FLUCTUATIONS; HARMONIC GENERATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; OPACITY; PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS; PHOTONS

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@article{osti_20982405,

  title        = {Electromagnetically-induced-transparency-based paired photon generation},

  author       = {Kolchin, Pavel},

  abstractNote = {We describe the theory of paired photon generation in a double-{lambda} atomic system. Using the Heisenberg-Langevin formalism we evaluate and analyze the spectral generation rates and intensity correlation function for the output fields. Different regimes of parametric down conversion are analyzed. We discuss the influence of the optical depth and Langevin noise fluctuations on the paired photon generation and predict that at the optical depth of 100 or more the contribution of Langevin noise fluctuations is small and therefore Stokes and anti-Stokes photons are generated mostly in pairs. Comparison between the theory and experiments shows good agreement.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PHYSREVA.75.033814},

  journal      = {Physical Review. A},

  number       = 3,

  volume       = 75,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007},

  month        = {Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007}

}

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