Sub-shot-noise frequency-modulation spectroscopy by use of amplitude-squeezed light from semiconductor losers

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作者
Kasapi, S
Lathi, S
Yamamoto, Y
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[1] Stanford Univ, Edward L Ginzton Lab, Exploratory Res Adv Technol Quantum Fluctuat Proj, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] NTT, Basic Res Labs, Kanagawa, Japan
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10.1364/JOSAB.17.000275
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We have demonstrated sub-shot-noise FM spectroscopy on thermal cesium atoms, using amplitude-squeezed light from a semiconductor laser. The light source used in our experiment was a custom-made GaAs transverse junction stripe semiconductor laser featuring broadband amplitude squeezing and a large FM bandwidth. We have also developed a new technique by which a semiconductor laser can be frequency modulated with infinitesimally small residual AM and with complete preservation of the squeezed-amplitude fluctuations. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(00)00802-X].
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