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Time-Dependent Inhibited Spontaneous Emission

David A. Branning, Y. H. Shin, Sarthak Khanal, Alan L. Migdall

Published Jan 1, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

The spontaneous emission rate of photon pairs in a parametric downconverter can be inhibited by a cavity mirror. Using a fast switch, we detect photons within the cavity during times when the emission was inhibited.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2011.jthb6

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