Strong relative intensity squeezing by four-wave mixing in rubidium vapor

被引：329

作者：

McCormick, C. F. ^{[1
]}

Boyer, V. ^{[1
]}

Arimondo, E. ^{[1
]}

Lett, P. D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Atom Phys Div, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2007年 / 32卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.32.000178

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We have measured -3.5 dB (-8.1 dB corrected for losses) relative intensity squeezing between probe and conjugate beams generated by stimulated, nondegenerate four-wave mixing in hot rubidium. vapor. Unlike early observations of squeezing in atomic vapors based on saturation of a two-level system, our scheme uses a resonant nonlinearity based on ground-state coherences in a three-level system. Since this scheme produces narrowband, squeezed light near an atomic resonance, it is of interest for experiments involving cold atoms or atomic ensembles. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.

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页码：178 / 180

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