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Conditional homodyne detection of light with squeezed quadrature fluctuations

Justin E. Vines, Reeta Vyas, Surendra Singh

Published Aug 24, 2006• 6 citations

Abstract

We discuss the detection of field quadrature fluctuations in conditional homodyne detection experiments and possible sources of error in such an experiment. We also present modifications to these experiments to help eliminate such errors and extend their range of applicability.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.74.023817

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