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Physical Review Letters

Strong Coupling Induced Splitting of Dynamical Response of the Optical Parametric Oscillator

G. S. Agarwal

Published Jul 25, 1994• 9 citations
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Abstract

A new quantum regime of the optical parametric oscillator is reported. The strong coupling between the single photon pump mode and the signal-idler modes leads to splitting of the transmission resonance of a cavity containing an optical parametric oscillator. The characteristics of the transmission doublet are obtained.
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.73.522

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