Strong two-photon emission by a medium with periodically time-dependent refractive index

Abstract

A two-photon emission of a medium with periodically time-dependent refractive index is considered. The emission results from the zero-point fluctuations of the medium. Usually this emission is very weak. However, it can be strongly enhanced if the resonant condition ${\omega }_0$ = 2.94 $c/l_0$ is fulfilled (here ${\omega }_0$ and $l_0$ are the frequency and the amplitude of the oscillations of the optical length of the medium, respectively). Besides, a medium with resonant oscillations of the optical length performs the phase conjugated reflection with high efficiency. A similar resonant enhancement of the two-quantum emission of other bosons is also predicted.

7 pages, two figures