Squeezed light generated by a microcavity laser

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作者
Kilper, DC [1 ]
Roos, PA [1 ]
Carlsten, JL [1 ]
Lear, KL [1 ]
机构
[1] SANDIA NATL LABS, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87185 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevA.55.R3323
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Photon-number fluctuations 1.3 dB below the semiclassical shot-noise limit are observed in the output of a semiconductor microcavity laser. Although the laser oscillates in a single longitudinal mode, photon-number squeezed light is realized through nonclassical correlations between two orthogonally polarized, transverse laser modes.
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页码:R3323 / R3326
页数:4
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