SQUEEZED VACUUM FROM A MONOLITHIC OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR

被引:132
作者
BREITENBACH, G [1 ]
MULLER, T [1 ]
PEREIRA, SF [1 ]
POIZAT, JP [1 ]
SCHILLER, S [1 ]
MLYNEK, J [1 ]
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[1] INST OPT,F-91403 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1364/JOSAB.12.002304
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have developed a stable, reliable source of continuous-wave squeezed vacuum at 1064 nm, using a subthreshold monolithic lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator. Quantum-noise reduction below the vacuum noise level in a bandwidth of 30 MHz with a maximum of 5.5 +/- 0.2 dB at 2 MHz is demonstrated. The reconstruction of the Wigner function of a continuous-wave, strongly squeezed-vacuum state is obtained. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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页码:2304 / 2309
页数:6
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