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Research in Optical Sciences

Four-Photon Stimulated Emission

S. Cigdem Yorulmaz, Martin P. van Exter, M. J. A. de Dood

Published Jan 1, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

Parametric down-conversion produces quantum states of photon pairs. We measure the relative importance of stimulated pair emission when all photons are emitted into the same mode and compare this to pair emission into different modes.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2014.qw4a.3

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