Title :
Photon-number squeezed light generation by multi-photon absorption
Author :
Ward, M.B. ; Schucan, G.-M. ; Turner, K. ; Goodson, T., III ; Donovan, K.J. ; Aitchison, J.S. ; Ironside, C.N. ; Fox, A.M. ; Ryan, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oxford Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. It has been understood for over twenty years that multi-photon absorption can lead to photon-number squeezed states of light, where the photon statistics are subPoissonian. We present the first observation of this effect using an AlGaAs waveguide within which high intensities can be maintained over a long interaction length (/spl sim/2 mm).
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; light absorption; multiphoton processes; optical squeezing; optical waveguides; statistical analysis; 2 mm; AlGaAs; AlGaAs waveguide; high intensities; long interaction length; multi-photon absorption; photon statistics; photon-number squeezed light generation; photon-number squeezed states; subPoissonian; Absorption; Geometrical optics; Laboratories; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Physics; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807443
