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View SchemaPolarization instabilities in a two-photon laser
| Authors | Olivier Pfister, William J. Brown, Michael D. Stenner, Daniel J. Gauthier |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0103125 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0103125 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4512 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 4512 (2001) |
Abstract
We describe the operating characteristics of a new type of quantum oscillator that is based on a two-photon stimulated emission process. This two-photon laser consists of spin-polarized and laser-driven $^{39}$K atoms placed in a high-finesse transverse-mode-degenerate optical resonator, and produces a beam with a power of $\sim $0.2 $\mu $W at a wavelength of 770 nm. We observe complex dynamical instabilities of the state of polarization of the two-photon laser, which are made possible by the atomic Zeeman degeneracy. We conjecture that the laser could emit polarization-entangled twin beams if this degeneracy is lifted.
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