Abstract
We demonstrate the use of a commercial mode-locked and Q-switched Nd:YAG laser in photon-noise reduction experiments. There are many frequency bands wherein the photodetection of such a laser is shot-noise limited. By appropriately filtering the photocurrent produced in direct detection of light from an optical parameteric amplifier that is pumped with this laser, we have successfully generated twin-beam states of light. We demonstrate that such twin beams can be used to make measurements below the shot-noise limit.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 192-197 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 1376 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1991 |
| Event | Laser Noise - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Nov 5 1990 → Nov 6 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering