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Experimental realization of light with time-separated correlations by rephasing amplified spontaneous emission

Experimental realization of light with time-separated correlations by rephasing amplified spontaneous emission
Experimental realization of light with time-separated correlations by rephasing amplified spontaneous emission

Amplified spontaneous emission is a common noise source in active optical systems, it is generally seen as being an incoherent process. Here we excite an ensemble of rare earth ion dopants in a solid with a π pulse, resulting in amplified spontaneous emission. The application of a second π pulse leads to a coherent echo of the amplified spontaneous emission that is correlated in both amplitude and phase. For small optical thicknesses, we see evidence that the amplified spontaneous emission and its echo are entangled.

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Ledingham, Patrick M.
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Naylor, William R.
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Longdell, Jevon J.
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Ledingham, Patrick M.
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Naylor, William R.
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Longdell, Jevon J.
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Ledingham, Patrick M., Naylor, William R. and Longdell, Jevon J. (2012) Experimental realization of light with time-separated correlations by rephasing amplified spontaneous emission. Physical Review Letters, 109 (9), [093602]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.093602).

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Amplified spontaneous emission is a common noise source in active optical systems, it is generally seen as being an incoherent process. Here we excite an ensemble of rare earth ion dopants in a solid with a π pulse, resulting in amplified spontaneous emission. The application of a second π pulse leads to a coherent echo of the amplified spontaneous emission that is correlated in both amplitude and phase. For small optical thicknesses, we see evidence that the amplified spontaneous emission and its echo are entangled.

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Published date: 29 August 2012

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Local EPrints ID: 455277
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/455277
ISSN: 0031-9007
PURE UUID: a7a79851-1c60-48fd-87a4-71048a995f64
ORCID for Patrick M. Ledingham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-6132

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Author: William R. Naylor
Author: Jevon J. Longdell

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