Title :
Are Nonclassical Light Sources Lasers?
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
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;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2257993
