Title :
Direct and ultrabroadband detection of the vacuum field
Author :
Riek, C. ; Schmidt, J. ; Eckart, S. ; Seletskiy, D.V. ; Leitenstorfer, Alfred
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Abstract :
Electro-optic sampling at center frequency and bandwidth around 70 THz allows measuring the vacuum fluctuations of the electric field in free space. Distinction from detector shot noise is accomplished by modifying the space-time volume probed.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; optical noise; optical variables measurement; photodetectors; quantum optics; shot noise; electric field; electro-optic sampling; photodetector; shot noise; space-time volume probe modification; ultrabroadband vacuum field detection; vacuum fluctuation measurement; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Dispersion; Educational institutions; Excitons; Photonics; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
