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Frontiers in Optics

Nonlinear optical signals and spectroscopy with quantum light and in microcavitites

Shaul Mukamel, Konstantin E. Dorfman, Markus Kowalewski, Kochise Bennett, Frank Schlawin

Published Jan 1, 2017• 0 citations
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Abstract

Nonlinear optical signals induced by quantized light fields and entangled photon pairs are presented. Different signals, and photon counting setups are discussed and illustrated for molecular model systems.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2017.ltu5f.2

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