Universality of Quantum Critical Dynamics in a Planar Optical Parametric Oscillator

Peter D. Drummond and Kaled Dechoum
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 083601 – Published 19 August 2005

Abstract

We analyze the critical quantum fluctuations in a coherently driven planar optical parametric oscillator. We show that the presence of transverse modes combined with quantum fluctuations changes the behavior of the “quantum image” critical point. This zero-temperature nonequilibrium quantum system has the same universality class as a finite-temperature magnetic Lifshitz transition.

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  • Received 15 November 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.083601

©2005 American Physical Society

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Peter D. Drummond1 and Kaled Dechoum2

  • 1ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
  • 2Instituto de Física da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Boa Viagem, 24210-340, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Vol. 95, Iss. 8 — 19 August 2005

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