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Photon states and spontaneous emission

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Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

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The concept of second-order coherence is applied to states resulting from stimulated emission. We propose a relation between the coefficients for the second-order coherent state and the probabilities for spontaneous and stimulated emission.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 02125, Boston, MA

    P. E. Gordon

  2. Physics Department, Northeastern University, 02115, Boston, MA

    N. M. Chase

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Gordon, P.E., Chase, N.M. Photon states and spontaneous emission. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 42, 175–178 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02739567

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