Title :
“backward Heisenberg picture” approach for spontaneous parametric down-conversion
Author :
Yang, Zhenshan ; Liscidini, Marco ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
We develop a fully quantum-mechanical approach for describing spontaneous parametric down-conversion, which allows us to write an expression for the quantum state easily, even when multiple photon pairs are generated in the process.
Keywords :
multiphoton processes; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; Backward Heisenberg Picture approach; multiple photon pair generation; nonlinear wave mixing; quantum entanglement; quantum optical processes; quantum state expression; quantum-mechanical approach; spontaneous parametric down-conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Physics; Quantum entanglement; Quantum mechanics; 190.4410 Nonlinear Optics, parametric processes; 270.5585 Quantum information and processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
