Title :
Time-dependent inhibited spontaneous emission
Author :
Branning, D. ; Shin, Y.H. ; Khanal, S. ; Migdall, A.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Trinity Coll., Hartford, CT, USA
Abstract :
The spontaneous emission rate of photon pairs in a parametric downconverter can be inhibited by a cavity mirror. Using a fast switch, we detect photons within the cavity during times when the emission was inhibited.
Keywords :
mirrors; optical parametric devices; optical switches; photodetectors; quantum optics; spontaneous emission; cavity mirror; optical switch; parametric downconverter; photon detection; photon pairs; time-dependent inhibited spontaneous emission; Cavity resonators; Detectors; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical filters; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
