Photon statistics in resonance fluorescence: Results from an atomic-beam deflection experiment
Maarten D. Hoogerland, M. N. J. H. Wijnands, H. A. J. Senhorst +2 more
Photon-number statistics in resonance fluorescence is studied through the deflection of a beam of neon atoms in the metastable $^{3}$${\mathit{P}}_{2}$ state by radiation pressure. An analysis of the deflection profile leads to experimental values for the Mandel Q parameter as a function of laser intensity and detuning for different laser polarizations. The results confirm the predicted predominantly sub-Poissonian statistics. Good agreement is demonstrated with the results of a Monte Carlo calculation based on a pure-state analysis of resonance fluorescence.
Physical Review Letters•Sep 24, 1990•14 citations