Cavity-enhanced parametric down-conversion as a source of correlated photons

Authors
Hariharan, P Sanders, BC
Citation
P. Hariharan et Bc. Sanders, Cavity-enhanced parametric down-conversion as a source of correlated photons, J MOD OPT, 47(10), 2000, pp. 1739-1744
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS
ISSN journal
09500340 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1739 - 1744
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(200008)47:10<1739:CPDAAS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The most common way of generating correlated photons is by parametric down- conversion in a nonlinear crystal in free space. However, a drawback of thi s technique is the extremely low photon flux available. We present a simple analysis which shows that cavity-enhanced parametric down-conversion, usin g an arrangement similar to an optical parametric oscillator and operated w ell below threshold, can yield a substantially higher photon flux without s ignificantly degrading the correlation between photons.