Communications in Theoretical Physics
Influence of Noise on Time Evolution of Intensity Correlation Function
Qinghua Cheng, Cao Li, Dahai Xu, Wu Da-Jin
Abstract
Using the linear approximation method, we have studied how the correlation function C ( t ) of the laser intensity changes with time in the loss-noise model of the single-mode laser driven by the colored pump noise with signal modulation and the quantum noise with cross-correlation between the real and imaginary parts. We have found that when the pump noise self-correlation time τ changes, (i) in the case of τ ≪ 1, the C ( t ) vs. t curve experiences a changing process from the monotonous descending to monotonous rise, and finally to the appearance of a maximum; (ii) in the case of τ≫ 1, the curve only exhibits periodically surging with descending envelope. When τ ≪ 1 and τ does not change, with the increase of the pump noise intensity P , the curve experiences a repeated changing process, that is, from the monotonous descending to the appearance of a maximum, then to monotonous rise, and finally to the appearance of a maximum again. With the increase of the quantum noise intensity Q , the curve experiences a changing process from the monotonous rise to the appearance of a maximum, and finally to the monotonous descending. The increase of the quantum noise with cross-correlation between the real and imaginary parts will lead to the fall of the whole curve, but not affect the form of the time evolution of C ( t ).