TY - JOUR
T1 - Observation of quantum-classical correspondence from high-order transverse patterns
AU - Chen, Yung-Fu
AU - Lan, Yu-Pin
AU - Huang, Kai-Feng
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - We experimentally observe the formation of high-order transverse patterns in a laser resonator with a high degree of frequency degeneracy. It is found that the transverse patterns are well localized on the Lissajous orbits. The connection between the wave functions and the classical periodic orbits is analytically constructed by using the representation of SU(2) coherent states. With this connection, the observed transverse patterns are reconstructed very well. The nice reconstruction suggests that the laser resonators can be deliberately designed to attain a more thorough understanding of the quantum-classical connection.
AB - We experimentally observe the formation of high-order transverse patterns in a laser resonator with a high degree of frequency degeneracy. It is found that the transverse patterns are well localized on the Lissajous orbits. The connection between the wave functions and the classical periodic orbits is analytically constructed by using the representation of SU(2) coherent states. With this connection, the observed transverse patterns are reconstructed very well. The nice reconstruction suggests that the laser resonators can be deliberately designed to attain a more thorough understanding of the quantum-classical connection.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.043803
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.043803
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:15544383070
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 68
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 4
M1 - 043803
ER -