Temporal second-order coherence function for displaced-squeezed thermal states

TL;DR

This paper derives the temporal second-order coherence function for displaced-squeezed thermal states generated by a parametric amplifier, revealing a power decay in correlations over time, which differs from the exponential decay in more general states.

Contribution

It provides a detailed quantum mechanical calculation of the temporal coherence function for Gaussian states, highlighting the dependence on generation time and thermal photon number.

Findings

Dependence of coherence function only on τ/t ratio

Power decay in temporal correlations for displaced thermal states

Contrast with exponential decay in general displaced-squeezed states

Abstract

We calculate the quantum mechanical, temporal second-order coherence function for a single-mode, degenerate parametric amplifier for a system in the Gaussian state, viz., a displaced-squeezed thermal state. The calculation involves first the dynamical generation at time $t$ of the Gaussian state from an initial thermal state and subsequent measurements of two photons a time $\tau \geq 0$ apart. The generation of the Gaussian state by the parametric amplifier ensures that the temporal second-order coherence function depends only on $\tau$, via $\tau/t$, for given Gaussian state parameters, Gaussian state preparation time $t$, and average number $\bar{n}$ of thermal photons. It is interesting that the time evolution for displaced thermal states shows a power decay in $\tau/t$ rather than an exponential one as is the case for general, displaced-squeezed thermal states.