Squeezed light from one atom excited with two photons

The two-photon transition ${6S}_{1/2}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{6D}_{5/2}$ is investigated for trapped atomic cesium excited by squeezed light. The rate $R$ of two-photon excitation versus intensity $I$ is observed to be consistent with the functional form $R\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}{\ensuremath{\beta}}_{1}I+{\ensuremath{\beta}}_{2}{I}^{2}$, extending into a region with slope 1.3. This departure from the quadratic form for classical light sources is due to the fundamental alteration of atomic radiative processes by the nonclassical field.The two-photon transition ${6S}_{1/2}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{6D}_{5/2}$ is investigated for trapped atomic cesium excited by squeezed light. The rate $R$ of two-photon excitation versus intensity $I$ is observed to be consistent with the functional form $R\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}{\ensuremath{\beta}}_{1}I+{\ensuremath{\beta}}_{2}{I}^{2}$, extending into a region with slope 1.3. This departure from the quadratic form for classical light sources is due to the fundamental alteration of atomic radiative processes by the nonclassical field.

Physical Review LettersNov 6, 1995302 citations

Squeezed Light and the Single Atom

Crispin W. Gardiner, A. S. Parkins, Alistair S. Lane +1 more

Springer eBooksJan 1, 19900 citations

The two-photon transition ${6S}_{1/2}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{6D}_{5/2}$ is investigated for trapped atomic cesium excited by squeezed light. The rate

R

of two-photon excitation versus intensity

I

is observed to be consistent with the functional form $R\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}{\ensuremath{\beta}}_{1}I+{\ensuremath{\beta}}_{2}{I}^{2}$, extending into a region with slope 1.3. This departure from the quadratic form for classical light sources is due to the fundamental alteration of atomic radiative processes by the nonclassical field.