SQUEEZED LIGHT FROM A COHERENTLY PUMPED 4-LEVEL LASER

被引:53
作者
RALPH, TC
SAVAGE, CM
机构
[1] Department of Physics and Theoretical Physics, Australian National University
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1991年 / 44卷 / 11期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.44.7809
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We calculate the amplitude squeezing in the output of a coherently pumped four-level laser and compare it with that from a similar incoherently pumped laser. We find that squeezing may be considerably enhanced by pumping with coherent light. The squeezing in both types of laser is explained by a simple statistical model.
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页码:7809 / 7814
页数:6
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