Title :
Strong relative intensity squeezing by 4-wave mixing in Rb vapor
Author :
McCormick, Colin F. ; Boyer, Vincent ; Marino, Alberto M. ; Arimondo, E. ; Lett, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Physics Division, MS 8424, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD 20899-8424, USA
Abstract :
We have measured ¿6.3 dB of relative intensity squeezing at 795 nm, generated by stimulated, nondegenerate four-wave mixing in a hot rubidium vapor. This scheme is of interest for experiments involving cold atoms or atomic ensembles.
Keywords :
Acoustic beams; Acoustic noise; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431740
