How does it scale? Comparing quantum and classical nonlinear optical processes in integrated devices

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2199-2212

  Helt, Lukas G ^a   Liscidini, Marco ^b   Sipe, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ENERGY; CHARACTERISTIC TIME; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INTEGRATED DEVICE; NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROCESS; PUMP APPROXIMATION; QUANTUM PROCESS; SPONTANEOUS PROCESS; STIMULATED PROCESS;

OPTICS;

EID: 84865724464     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.29.002199     Document Type: Article

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