Title :
Coherence effects in multiphoton absorption processes
Author :
Meadors, John G.
Author_Institution :
Ohio Univ., Athens, Ohio
fDate :
9/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The statistical properties of light such as from an optical maser are related to the observable characteristics of multiphoton absorption processes. It is shown that multiphoton absorption provides a technique for investigating the coherence properties of intense light sources. Several simple models for the radiation field are considered, and the statistical properties of these models are derived and discussed.
Keywords :
Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Coherence; Detectors; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laser modes; Laser theory; Masers; Optical beams; Probability;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1966.1074130
