Title :
Photon number squeezing using an all-fibre asymmetric Sagnac loop
Author :
Sabuncu, Metin ; Heersink, Joel ; Hellmuth, Thomas ; Leuchs, Gerd ; Andersen, Ulrik L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Information & Photonics, Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We produce photon-number squeezed light pulses efficiently using an all-fibre asymmetric Sagnac interferometer. Our source is very compact, flexible and stable, which makes it highly suitable for applications in quantum information science.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; fibre optic sensors; high-speed optical techniques; information theory; optical squeezing; all-fibre asymmetric Sagnac interferometer; photon number squeezing; quantum information science; Information science; Integrated optics; Noise level; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Photonics; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567450
