Polarization instabilities in a two-photon laser
arXiv:quant-ph/0103125 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4512
Abstract
We describe the operating characteristics of a new type of quantum oscillator that is based on a two-photon stimulated emission process. This two-photon laser consists of spin-polarized and laser-driven K atoms placed in a high-finesse transverse-mode-degenerate optical resonator, and produces a beam with a power of 0.2 W at a wavelength of 770 nm. We observe complex dynamical instabilities of the state of polarization of the two-photon laser, which are made possible by the atomic Zeeman degeneracy. We conjecture that the laser could emit polarization-entangled twin beams if this degeneracy is lifted.
Accepted by Physical Review Letters. REVTeX 4 pages, 4 EPS figures