Squeezed light and entangled images from four-wave-mixing in hot rubidium vapor
Raphael C. Pooser, Vincent Boyer, Alberto M. Marino +1 more
Entangled multi-spatial-mode fields have interesting applications in quantum information, such as parallel quantum information protocols, quantum computing, and quantum imaging. We study the use of a nondegenerate four-wave mixing process in rubidium vapor at 795 nm to demonstrate generation of quantum-entangled images. Owing to the lack of an optical resonator cavity, the four-wave mixing scheme generates inherently multi-spatialmode output fields. We have verified the presence of entanglement between the multi-mode beams by analyzing the amplitude difference and the phase sum noise using a dual homodyne detection scheme, measuring more than 4 dB of squeezing in both cases. This paper will discuss the quantum properties of amplifiers based on four-wave-mixing, along with the multi mode properties of such devices.
arXiv:0811.1243•Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE•Aug 28, 2008•2 citations