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arXiv:2211.06632 · Optics Express

12.6 dB squeezed light at 1550 nm from a bow-tie cavity for long-term high duty cycle operation

Biveen Shajilal, Oliver Thearle, Aaron D. Tranter, Yuerui Lu, Elanor H. Huntington, Syed M. Assad, Ping Koy Lam, Jiří Janoušek

Published Sep 20, 2022• 13 citations

Abstract

Squeezed states are an interesting class of quantum states that have numerous applications. This work presents the design, characterization, and operation of a bow-tie optical parametric amplifier (OPA) for squeezed vacuum generation. We report the high duty cycle operation and long-term stability of the system that makes it suitable for post-selection based continuous-variable quantum information protocols, cluster-state quantum computing, quantum metrology, and potentially gravitational wave detectors. Over a 50 hour continuous operation, the measured squeezing levels were greater than 10 dB with a duty cycle of 96.6%. Alternatively, in a different mode of operation, the squeezer can also operate 10 dB below the quantum noise limit over a 12 hour period with no relocks, with an average squeezing of 11.9 dB. We also measured a maximum squeezing level of 12.6 dB at 1550 nm. This represents one of the best reported squeezing results at 1550 nm to date for a bow-tie cavity. We discuss the design aspects of the experiment that contribute to the overall stability, reliability, and longevity of the OPA, along with the automated locking schemes and different modes of operation.

DOI: 10.1364/oe.465521

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