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Письма в журнал технической физики

Источник квантового шума на основе детектирования дробового шума балансного фотоприемника с управляемым интегрально-оптическим светоделителем

В.В. Лебедев, В.М. Петров, Igor V. Il'ichev, Peter M. Agruzov, Aleksandr V. Shamrai

Published Jan 1, 2021• 2 citations
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Abstract

Broadband quantum noise source based on the shot noise detection of a balanced photodetector is demonstrated. Precise electro-optical tuning of the balanced photodetector circuit was carried out by an integrated optical beam splitter in the form of the dual output Mach-Zehnder interferometer on a lithium niobate substrate. The classical component of the detected noise related to the relative intensity noise of a laser diode was suppressed by more than 15 dB. At the maximum laser power of 100 mW, power spectral density of detected shot noise was 12 dB higher than the level of technical noise of the measuring system in the frequency band above 3 GHz.

DOI
10.21883/pjtf.2021.21.51620.18870

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