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Quantum images, that is inhomogeneous field distributions purely generated by quantum fluctuations, persist when passing from the degenerate to the non-degenerate case of optical parametric oscillators (OPO). Below the threshold for parametric oscillation where the near-field distributions are homogeneous both in intensity and phase, appropriate spatial correlation functions anticipate the transverse spatial pattern that appears above threshold. In particular, the angular dependence of the far field spatial correlation function is able to reveal the travelling-wave nature of the phase pattern above threshold typical of nondegenerate OPOs. Cross-correlation functions between signal and idler intensities show clear evidence of the non-classical nature of the output light.
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Received 8 October 1999
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Szwaj, C., Oppo, GL., Gatti, A. et al. Quantum images in non degenerate optical parametric oscillators. Eur. Phys. J. D 10, 433–448 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050566
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050566