Pulsed and Continuous-Wave Squeezed Vacuum in a Rubidium Vapor

Imad H. Agha (1) , Gaétan Messin (1) , Philippe Grangier (1)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Optique quantique

We present studies on the generation of continuous-wave and pulsed squeezed vacuum via nonlinear polarization rotation in a rubidium vapor, with a value of -1.4 dB (- 2.0 corrected, continuous-wave) and -1.0 dB (-1.4 corrected, pulsed).

Domains: Physics [physics]; Quantum Physics [quant-ph]

Imad H. Agha, Gaétan Messin, Philippe Grangier. Pulsed and Continuous-Wave Squeezed Vacuum in a Rubidium Vapor. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010, May 2010, San Jose, United States. pp.QFJ1. ⟨hal-00818429⟩