Diphotons in a nonlinear Fabry-Perot resonator: Bound states of interacting photons in an optical ''quantum wire''

Journal Article · Mon Dec 21 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3627· OSTI ID:6937220

Deutsch, Ivan H. ^[1]; Chiao, Raymond Y. ^[1]; Garrison, John C. ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

We propose a high-[ital Q] Fabry-Perot resonator with cylindrical mirrors, operating near fundamental mode and filled with an alkali vapor, as the photonic analog to the electronic quantum wire. The internal photons constitute a 1D Bose gas with pairwise interactions. We solve for the two-photon bound state which determines a resonance for the two-photon transmission function. Emphasis is placed on the experimental feasibility of observing these quasiparticles.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6937220
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 69; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

661100 -- Classical & Quantum Mechanics-- (1992-)
661300* -- Other Aspects of Physical Science-- (1992-)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ALKALI METALS
BOSE-EINSTEIN STATISTICS
BOSONS
BOUND STATE
CYLINDERS
DETECTION
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
FLUIDS
GASES
INTERFEROMETERS
KERR EFFECT
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
MIRRORS
NONLINEAR OPTICS
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
OPERATION
OPTICS
PHOTONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
QUASI PARTICLES
RESONATORS
VAPORS