Spontaneous parametric oscillation based on atomic coherence

Author

Lukin, M.D. ; Zibrov, A.S. ; Scully, Marlan O. ; Matsko, A. ; Fleischhauer, M. ; Velichansky, V. ; Hollberg, L. ; Hemmer, P.

Author_Institution

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophys., Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

23-28 May 1992

Firstpage

260

Lastpage

261

Abstract

Summary form only given. Theoretical and experimental work of past few years on atomic coherence and interference has demonstrated a potential to improve significantly the existing nonlinear optical techniques. In this contribution we present theoretical and experimental results demonstrating the possibility of efficient parametric oscillation in Raman-like double-/spl Delta/ systems. We discuss the possible applications of this process for quantum noise suppression and nonlinear mixing at a very low (few photon) power level.

Keywords

atom-photon collisions; light coherence; multiwave mixing; optical noise; optical parametric oscillators; quantum noise; Raman-like double-/spl Delta/ systems; atomic coherence; efficient parametric oscillation; few photon power level; low power level; nonlinear mixing; nonlinear optical techniques; quantum noise suppression; spontaneous parametric oscillation; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Gratings; Interference; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Photonic integrated circuits; Probes; Stationary state;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-576-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.1999.807644

Filename

807644