3 dB wideband squeezing in photon number fluctuations from a light emitting diode

被引:16
作者
Shinozaki, G [1 ]
Abe, J [1 ]
Hirano, T [1 ]
Kuga, T [1 ]
Yamanishi, M [1 ]
机构
[1] HIROSHIMA UNIV,DEPT PHYS ELECT,HIGASHIHIROSHIMA 739,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 10期
关键词
squeezed state; LED; sub-Poissonian light; quantum noise; Fano factor;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.36.6350
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We have observed more than 3 dB squeezing in photon number fluctuations from a light emitting diode (LED) at liquid nitrogen temperature. The noise reduction is uniform within our measurement bandwidth of 1MHz, and its amount agrees with the emission efficiency of the LED. To our knowledge, it is the largest squeezing ever observed using a LED.
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页码:6350 / 6352
页数:3
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