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Bright squeezed light in the kilohertz frequency band.
Ruixin Li1, Bingnan An1, Nanjing Jiao1
1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics Technologies and Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, 030006, Taiyuan, China.
Light, Science & Applications
|September 9, 2025
Summary
Researchers developed a novel hybrid power stabilization method to overcome laser noise limitations. This technique enables the generation of milliwatt-level bright squeezed light across kHz-MHz frequencies for quantum applications.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Optics
- Laser Physics
Background:
- Technical noise in free-running lasers limits bright squeezed light generation, especially in the MHz band.
- Overcoming this noise is crucial for advancing quantum technologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a theoretical model for nonclassical power stabilization.
- To propose and demonstrate a novel bright squeezed light generation scheme with hybrid power noise suppression.
Main Methods:
- Integrated broadband passive power stabilization with nonclassical active stabilization.
- Extended feedback bandwidth to MHz frequencies for enhanced noise suppression.
Main Results:
- Achieved an additional 9 dB of technical noise suppression.
- Successfully generated -5.5 dB bright squeezed light at 1 mW with kHz-MHz squeezing bandwidth.
- Experimental results showed excellent agreement with theoretical predictions.
Conclusions:
- Demonstrated milliwatt-order bright squeezed light generation across kHz-MHz frequencies.
- The hybrid stabilization technique establishes prerequisites for broadband bright squeezed light.
- Enables new quantum metrology applications and quantum-enhanced technologies.
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