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Physical Review A

Quantum theory analysis of triple photons generated by a χ(3) process

Audrey Dot, Adrien Borne, Benoı̂t Boulanger, Kamel Bencheikh, Juan Ariel Levenson

Published Feb 9, 2012• 35 citations
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Abstract

We present a quantum theoretical analysis of triple photons generated by a phase-matched third-order nonlinear process in a KTP crystal in a weak-interaction regime. We show that the quantum properties of the triple photons can be brought to light through optical second- and third-order sum frequency generation processes.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.85.023809

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