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Quantum squeezing in on-chip degenerate optical parametric oscillator microring

A. N. Danilin, Dmitry A. Chermoshentsev, Anatoly Viktorovich Masalov, Igor A. Bilenko

Published Jan 1, 2024• 1 citation
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Abstract

We report the direct observation of 2 dB squeezed vacuum in Si3N4 optical microring degenerate parametric oscillator. After accounting for optical losses, the inferred on-chip squeezing is approximately ~ 5 dB.
DOI
10.1364/lsc.2024.lsth1c.2

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