AMPLITUDE-SQUEEZED LIGHT FROM QUANTUM-WELL LASERS

被引:35
作者
FREEMAN, MJ [1 ]
WANG, H [1 ]
STEEL, DG [1 ]
CRAIG, R [1 ]
SCIFRES, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] SPECTRA DIODE LABS,SAN JOSE,CA 95134
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10.1364/OL.18.000379
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
High-impedance pump noise suppression was used to generate amplitude squeezing in an index-guided quantum-well laser. Light exhibiting photon-number noise 1.4 dB below the shot-noise limit was observed, and the corresponding polarization properties were examined. Close-coupled laser-detector measurements made with an unsaturated detector revealed 2.9 dB of squeezing.
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