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Phys. Rev. A 78, 043816 (2008) [5 pages]

Strong low-frequency quantum correlations from a four-wave-mixing amplifier

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C. F. McCormick, A. M. Marino, V. Boyer, and P. D. Lett*
Atomic Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA

Received 7 January 2008; published 15 October 2008

Using a simple scheme based on nondegenerate four-wave mixing in a hot vapor, we generate bright twin beams which display a quantum noise reduction in the intensity difference of more than 8 dB. The absence of a cavity makes the system immune to external perturbations, and strong quantum noise reduction is observed at frequencies as low as 4.5 kHz and over a large frequency range.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.78.043816
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.78.043816
PACS:
42.50.Gy, 42.50.Dv

*paul.lett@nist.gov