Quadrature noise in light propagating through a cold 87Rb atomic gas
Quantum Physics
2013-03-11 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We report on the study of the noise properties of laser light propagating through a cold 87Rb atomic sample held in a magneto-optical trap. The laser is tuned around the Fg = 2 \rightarrow Fe = 1, 2 D1 transitions of 87Rb. We observe quadrature-dependent noise in the light signal, an indication that it may be possible to produce squeezed states of light. We measure the minimum and maximum phase-dependent noise as a function of detuning and compare these results to theoretical predictions to explore the best conditions for light squeezing using cold atomic Rb.
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@article{arxiv.1103.1546,
title = {Quadrature noise in light propagating through a cold 87Rb atomic gas},
author = {Travis Horrom and Arturo Lezama and Salim Balik and Mark D. Havey and Eugeniy E. Mikhailov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.1546},
year = {2013}
}