Title :
Generation of twin beams with quantum noise reduction of 8.6 dB by a diode-laser-based optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Hayasaka, Kazuhiro ; Zhang, Yun ; Kasai, Katsuyuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Kobe, Japan
Abstract :
The paper describes an alternative experimental setup for the generation of twin beams. It uses a single-stripe diode laser at 1080 nm as the fundamental light source. This setup has a merit of being completely free from walk-off, and less demanding in cost.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical noise; optical parametric oscillators; quantum noise; quantum optics; semiconductor lasers; diode-laser; optical parametric oscillator; quantum noise reduction; twin beams; Diodes; Frequency; Laser beams; Noise reduction; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical harmonic generation; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567445
