Title :
Generation of highly squeezed light at 860 nm
Author :
Nagashima, Kazuya ; Masada, G. ; Arao, Hajime ; Takeno, Y. ; Yonezawa, Hikaru ; Furusawa, Akira
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
Abstract :
We obtained -9.55plusmn0.03 dB squeezed vacuum at 860 nm by using a subthreshold optical parametric oscillator (OPO) with a periodically poled KTiOPO4 (PPKTP) crystal as a nonlinear optical medium.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical squeezing; potassium compounds; KTiOPO4; highly squeezed light; nonlinear optical medium; periodically poled crystal; subthreshold optical parametric oscillator; wavelength 860 nm; Elementary particle vacuum; Fluctuations; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Noise level; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634494