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Observation of squeezed noise produced by forward four-wave mixing in sodium vapor

Mari W. Maeda, Prem Kumar, Jeffrey H. Shapiro

Optics Letters · 1987 · 163 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

We have generated squeezed-state light through forward four-wave mixing in sodium vapor as verified by homodyne detection. Optical phase-sensitive noise with a minimum falling 4% below the shot-noise limit was observed.

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