DocumentCode
38668
Title
Are Nonclassical Light Sources Lasers?
Author
Chow, W.W.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume
19
Issue
4
fYear
2013
fDate
July-Aug. 2013
Firstpage
1503402
Lastpage
1503402
Abstract
The spontaneous emission contribution to laser noise is explained and the reason for circumventing the resulting fundamental limit is discussed. A question arises concerning the classification of nonclassical light sources that result from combining cavity quantum electrodynamics and semiconductor-laser technology to control randomness in spontaneous emission.
Keywords
light sources; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; semiconductor lasers; spontaneous emission; cavity quantum electrodynamics; laser noise; nonclassical light sources lasers; semiconductor-laser technology; spontaneous emission; Emissions; Noise measurement; Photons; Statisical analysis; Laser noise; lasers; nonclassical light; photon sources; photon statistics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2257993
Filename
6509435
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