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View SchemaBichromatic Local Oscillator for Detection of Two-Mode Squeezed States of Light
| Authors | Alberto M. Marino, C. R. Stroud, Jr., Vincent Wong, Ryan S. Bennink, Robert W. Boyd |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0605230 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0605230 |
| DOI | 10.1364/JOSAB.24.000335 |
Abstract
We present a new technique for the detection of two-mode squeezed states of light that allows for a simple characterization of these quantum states. The usual detection scheme, based on heterodyne measurements, requires the use of a local oscillator with a frequency equal to the mean of the frequencies of the two modes of the squeezed field. As a result, unless the two modes are close in frequency, a high-frequency shot-noise-limited detection system is needed. We propose the use of a bichromatic field as the local oscillator in the heterodyne measurements. By the proper selection of the frequencies of the bichromatic field, it is possible to arbitrarily select the frequency around which the squeezing information is located, thus making it possible to use a low-bandwidth detection system and to move away from any excess noise present in the system.
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"doi": "10.1364/JOSAB.24.000335",
"title": "Bichromatic Local Oscillator for Detection of Two-Mode Squeezed States of Light",
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