Photon Statistics of Atomic Fluorescence Near a Phase-conjugate Mirror or a Degenerate Parametric Amplifier
Benno H. W. Hendriks, Gerard Nienhuis
We have studied the modification of the photon statistics of the resonance fluorescence of a coherently driven two-state atom due to the presence of a phase-conjugate mirror (PCM) or a degenerate parametric amplifier (DPA). In both cases, we give explicit expressions for the n-fold intensity correlation function. We find that the photon statistics depends on the relative phase of the PCM or DPA and the driving field. The non-classical properties of the photon statistics can be enhanced because of the presence of the PCM or of the DPA, when the decay of the coherences is obstructed.
Journal of Modern Optics•Oct 1, 1989•7 citations