Title :
Generation of femtosecond pulsed squeezed light in optical telecommunication band
Author :
Hirano, K. ; Takahashiy, Y. ; Fujii, G. ; Machida, S. ; Inoue, S. ; Komatsu, S. ; Kurimura, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Sci., Nihon Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
We have generated squeezed vacuum in optical telecommunication band by a single-pass parametric amplification in periodically poled lithium niobate. The measured noise reduction was 3.1 dB below the shot-noise level.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical squeezing; shot noise; LiNbO3; femtosecond pulsed squeezed light generation; noise reduction; optical telecommunication band; periodically poled lithium niobate; shot-noise level; single-pass parametric amplification; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse measurements; Quantum computing; Ultrafast optics; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (270.6570) Squeezed states;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628681
