Abstract
We present the quantum theory of a spatially-multimode traveling-wave phase-sensitive optical parametric amplifier (OPA) pumped by a beam with arbitrary spatial profile. By using Green's functions of the classical OPA, we derive the normally-ordered quadrature correlators at the OPA output, which provide complete quantum description of the phase-sensitive OPA and enable determination of its independently-squeezed eigenmodes. Two analytically treatable examples of plane-wave pump and infinite spatial bandwidth of the crystal are discussed in detail.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1908-1915 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Modern Optics |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| State | Published - Nov 2010 |
Funding
This work was supported by DARPA Quantum Sensors Program.
Keywords
- image amplification
- optical parametric amplifiers
- phase-sensitive amplifiers
- quantum noise squeezing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics