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Four modes of optical parametric operation for squeezed state generation

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We report a versatile instrument, based on a monolithic optical parametric amplifier, which reliably generates four different types of squeezed light. We obtained vacuum squeezing, low power amplitude squeezing, phase squeezing and bright amplitude squeezing. We show a complete analysis of this light, including a full quantum state tomography. In addition we demonstrate the direct detection of the squeezed state statistics without the aid of a spectrum analyser. This technique makes the nonclassical properties directly visible and allows complete measurement of the statistical moments of the squeezed quadrature.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The Australian National University, ACT 0200, Australia

    U. L. Andersen, B. C. Buchler, P. K. Lam, J. W. Wu & H.-A. Bachor

  2. Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

    U. L. Andersen

  3. Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, 030006, Shanxi, P.R. China

    J. R. Gao

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Received: 10 March 2003, Published online: 26 August 2003

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42.50.Dv Nonclassical states of the electromagnetic field, including entangled photon states; quantum state engineering and measurements

U.L. Andersen: Present address: Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics, Max-Planck Research Group, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.

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Andersen, U.L., Buchler, B.C., Lam, P.K. et al. Four modes of optical parametric operation for squeezed state generation. Eur. Phys. J. D 27, 181–191 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00263-9

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