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Title

Universality of quantum critical dynamics in a planar optical parametric oscillator

Author(s)

Drummond, P. D.;  Dechoum, Kaled

Abstract

We analyze the critical quantum fluctuations in a coherently driven planar optical parametric oscillator. We show that the presence of transverse modes combined with quantum fluctuations changes the behavior of the "quantum image" critical point. This zero-temperature nonequilibrium quantum system has the same universality class as a finite-temperature magnetic Lifshitz transition.

Publication type

Journal article

Source

Physical Review Letters, Vol. 95, no. 8 (2005), article no. 083601

Publication year

2005

FOR Code(s)

02 Physical Sciences

Keyword(s)

Electron transitions;  Finite-temperature magnetic Lifshitz transition;  Optical devices;  Planar optical parametric oscillator;  Quantum fluctuations;  Quantum theory;  Thermal effects

Publisher

American Physical Society

ISSN

0031-9007

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.083601

Copyright

Copyright © 2005 The American Physical Society. Published version of this paper reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

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