Abstract
We present a quantum-statistical analysis of the steady-state light fields in driven parametric oscillation in a cavity. Using the solution of a Fokker-Planck equation for the generalized representation of the signal and idler modes, we calculate the mean photon numbers, second-order correlation functions, and intermode correlation function as functions of the driving field. The generalized distribution describes the signal and idler modes' statistics over the whole range of driving-field strengths except in the region far below the oscillation threshold. The second-order correlation functions are found to violate the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality, a violation allowed because the distribution is complex. Squeezing is also found in a linear combination of the signal and idler fields.
- Received 21 September 1982
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.28.1560
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