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Squeezed Light Generation via Spatial Symmetry Breaking

Germa~¡n J. De Valcárcel

subject

PhysicsOptical pumpingTransverse planebusiness.industryQuantum mechanicsDegenerate energy levelsOptical parametric oscillatorLight beamQuantum PhysicsSymmetry breakingPhotonicsbusinessSqueezed coherent state

description

The spontaneous spatial symmetry breaking occurring in the transverse section of the light beam emitted by a degenerate optical parametric oscillator is shown to give rise to perfectly squeezed light. Such phenomenon occurs at any operating conditions, unlike conventional squeezing.

https://doi.org/10.1109/leoswt.2009.4771711