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Strong broadband intensity noise squeezing from infrared to terahertz frequencies in lasers with nonlinear
Sahil Pontula1,2,3, Jamison Sloan4, Nicholas Rivera5,6
1Department of Physics, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Abstract:
The generation and application of squeezed light have long been central goals of quantum optics. Intensity noise squeezing of bright (coherent) states ("bright squeezing"), in contrast to squeezed vacuum, is relatively underdeveloped. The current state of the art has generally been restricted to narrow operating wavelength ranges and does not natively support strong intracavity and broadband output squeezing. Here, we show how lasers with sharp intensity-dependent dissipation can support strong intensity noise squeezing from infrared (IR) to terahertz (THz) wavelengths, the latter of which has eluded quantum light generation. Our protocol realizes strongly ( dB) intensity noise-squeezed intracavity quantum states as well as output squeezing surpassing gigahertz bandwidths. Furthermore, we show how the same systems also support self-pulsing and bistability, enabling control of light in both the mean field and noise domains. Our protocol could enable advances in low-noise communication, cavity QED, and quantum sensing across the electromagnetic spectrum.
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