Thermal photon statistics in spontaneous parametric downconversion

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2816-2824

  Paleari, Fabio ^a   Andreoni, Alessandra ^a   Zambra, Guido ^a,b   Bondani, Maria ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; VACUUM;

FINITE COHERENCE; PARAMETRIC DOWNCONVERSION; PHOTON NUMBER; VACUUM STATES;

PHOTONS;

EID: 4644258222     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.002816     Document Type: Article

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