Title :
Spontaneous type-1 optical parametric down-conversion in a Fabry-Perot microcavity
Author_Institution :
Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883640