Parametric fluorescence in a sequence of resonators: An analogy with Dicke superradiance

T. Onodera, Marco Liscidini, J. E. Sipe, L. G. Helt

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Abstract

We investigate spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) in a single-channel side-coupled integrated spaced sequence of resonators (SCISSOR). Analytic expressions for the number of photon pairs generated, as well as the biphoton wave function (joint spectral amplitude) describing the pairs, are derived and numerically computed for different pump pulse durations and numbers of ring resonators. In the limit of a long input pump pulse, we show a strong analogy between super-linear scaling of generation efficiency with respect to the number of rings in the structure and Dicke superradiance. More generally, we discuss in detail the factors that influence the shape of the biphoton wave function, as well as the conditions for observing super-SFWM.

Original languageEnglish
Article number043837
Pages (from-to)1-17
Number of pages17
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume93
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2016

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