Two-photon correlation in a cascade amplifier: propagation effects via a simple model, nonclassical regimes, and validity of neglecting Langevin noise

Ooi, Chong Heng Raymond and Scully, M.O. (2007) Two-photon correlation in a cascade amplifier: propagation effects via a simple model, nonclassical regimes, and validity of neglecting Langevin noise. Physical Review A, 76 (4). ISSN 1050-2947, DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.76.043822.

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Abstract

We study several aspects of two-photon correlation of an optically driven extended medium (amplifier) with parametric down-conversion (PDC) scheme and three-level cascade scheme. The correlation for the PDC scheme is modeled by coupled parametric equations with constant self-coupling and cross coupling coefficients. This provides simple physical insights to how the correlation profile depends on the sign and magnitude of the coefficients in the presence of propagation group delay between signal and idler photons. The results with constant coefficients are related to the results of the driven three-level cascade scheme obtained from quantum Langevin-Maxwell's equations. The correlation transforms from bunching to antibunching as the pump field increases. Cauchy-Schwartz inequality is violated for all time delay in the case of off-resonant pump, showing nonclassical correlation. We verify that the correlation obtained without noise operators is qualitatively correct regardless of the optical density, especially for large detuning. We also discuss the interesting physics behind antibunching and oscillations found in the reverse correlation.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Uncontrolled Keywords: Degenerate parametric-amplifier; Down-conversion; Quantum-theory; Spectroscopy; Entanglement
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Physics
Depositing User: Miss Malisa Diana
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2013 08:15
Last Modified: 09 Oct 2019 00:50
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7940

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