• DocumentCode
    2624326
  • Title

    Spontaneous type-1 optical parametric down-conversion in a Fabry-Perot microcavity

  • Author

    Andrews, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6-10 Aug. 2000
  • Firstpage
    257
  • Lastpage
    259
  • Abstract
    Spontaneous parametric down-conversion is investigated theoretically for a nonlinear crystal placed inside a microcavity of length 100 microns. We find suppression and enhancement in the count rate for detectors placed outside the cavity.
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot resonators; micro-optics; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric devices; photon counting; 100 micron; Fabry-Perot microcavity; count rate; microcavity; nonlinear crystal; photon counting; spontaneous type-1 optical parametric down-conversion; Atomic beams; Fabry-Perot; Laser excitation; Microcavities; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Physics; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-646-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NLO.2000.883640
  • Filename
    883640