DocumentCode
1961078
Title
The origins of quantum noise in photonics
Author
Henry, C.H. ; Kazarinov, R.F.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
11-13 Aug. 1997
Firstpage
51
Lastpage
52
Abstract
In summary, there are two sources of quantum noise: spontaneous currents and vacuum fluctuations. Together, they account for the stability of the atomic ground state, spontaneous emission, shot noise and optical noise in lasers and amplifiers.
Keywords
fluctuations; laser noise; laser stability; laser theory; quantum noise; quantum optics; shot noise; spontaneous emission; atomic ground state; laser stability; lasers amplifiers; optical noise; photonics; quantum noise; shot noise; spontaneous currents; spontaneous emission; vacuum fluctuations; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Elementary particle vacuum; Fluctuations; Laser stability; Optical noise; Photonics; Spontaneous emission; Stationary state;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi
Conference_Location
Montreal, Que., Canada
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3891-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619216
Filename
619216
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