Quantum statistics of the stimulated Raman effect
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 8 (10) , 1620-1637
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/8/10/016
Abstract
The nonlinear process of the stimulated Raman effect is treated theoretically. Simple expressions are derived for the initial rates of change and limiting steady state values of the first two moments, the degrees of second-order coherence and the correlation function of the pump and Stokes beams. An analytical solution for the time dependence of the joint photon probability distribution of the two light beams is obtained and then employed to calculate some numerical results for various special cases of interest, and the significance of these results is discussed in physical terms. Simpler approximate expressions are also derived for the case where the pump beam is much more intense than the Stokes beam.Keywords
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