7 dB quadrature squeezing at 860 nm with periodically-poled KTiOPO4

Shigenari Suzuki, Hidehiro Yonezawa, Fumihiko Kannari, Masahide Sasaki, Akira Furusawa

Published Jan 1, 2006• 105 citations

Abstract

We observed -7.2 dB quadrature squeezing at 860 nm by using a sub-threshold continuous-wave pumped optical parametric oscillator with a periodically-poled KTiOPO4 crystal as a nonlinear optical medium. The squeezing level was measured with the phase of homodyne detection locked at the quadrature. The blue light induced infrared absorption (BLIIRA) was not observed in the experiment. Also, we showed that the squeezing beyond -10 dB could be achieved with feasible experimental parameters.

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