Title :
Squeezed light generation via spatial symmetry breaking
Author :
De Valcárcel, Germán J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Opt., Univ. de Valencia, Burjassot
Abstract :
The spontaneous spatial symmetry breaking occurring in the transverse section of the light beam emitted by a degenerate optical parametric oscillator is shown to give rise to perfectly squeezed light. Such phenomenon occurs at any operating conditions, unlike conventional squeezing.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical squeezing; degenerate optical parametric oscillator; light beam transverse section; spontaneous spatial symmetry breaking; squeezed light generation; Elementary particle vacuum; Fluctuations; Frequency; Laser excitation; Noise level; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Solitons; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771711
