Title :
Generation of squeezed light and its effect on nonlinear optical processes
Author :
Daly, E.M. ; Bell, A.S. ; Riis, E. ; Ferguson, A.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given.We describe the generation and detection of broadband squeezed states at 1047 nm in a lithium triborate (LiB/sub 3/O/sub 5/) degenerate optical parametric amplifier (DOPA). The light source used is a laser-diode-pumped additive pulse mode-locked Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser, which produces pulses 3 ps in duration at repetition rate of 140 MHz, and the average output power is 1 W. The fundamental light is frequency doubled in an external ring enhancement cavity, and the resulting high peak power of the doubled light means that it is possible to produce significant squeezing even in a single-pass or traveling-wave parametric amplifier.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical squeezing; 1047 nm; 3 ps; LiB/sub 3/O/sub 5/; LiB/sub 3/O/sub 5/ degenerate optical parametric amplifier; LiYF/sub 4/:Nd; average output power; broadband squeezed state detection; doubled light; external ring enhancement cavity; frequency doubled; laser-diode-pumped additive pulse mode-locked Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser; light source; lithium triborate; nonlinear optical processes; significant squeezing; squeezed light generation; traveling-wave parametric amplifier single pass; Laser mode locking; Lithium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-541-2
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC.1998.680274
