Three-fold coincidence by stimulated parametric down-conversion

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.27653v1
• Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 20:14:01 GMT
• Title: Three-fold coincidence by stimulated parametric down-conversion
• Abstract summary: We study continuous-wave, low-gain down-conversion seeded by a weak coherent field with an average photon number well below one per coherence time.<n>Results provide time-domain evidence of seed-induced three-photon correlations and suggest new ways to engineer and probe multi-photon states for quantum imaging, sensing, and information processing.
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• Abstract: Parametric down-conversion is a widely used source of nonclassical light in quantum optics and photonic quantum technologies. While stimulated parametric down-conversion with strong classical seeds is well studied, the regime in which stimulation occurs at the single-photon level has hitherto remained largely unexplored experimentally. Here, we study continuous-wave, low-gain down-conversion seeded by a weak coherent field with an average photon number well below one per coherence time. By measuring third-order temporal correlations, we observe a clear enhancement that cannot be accounted for by spontaneous processes or accidental coincidences alone, and is consistent with stimulation involving the seed and the generated photon pair. These results provide time-domain evidence of seed-induced three-photon correlations and suggest new ways to engineer and probe multi-photon states for quantum imaging, sensing, and information processing.

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