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Ultra-strong Quantum Squeezing Mediated by Plasma Waves

Plasma Physics 2025-07-17 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Quantum squeezed states enable precision measurements beyond the standard quantum limit, but conventional solid-state media fundamentally limit pump intensities to the ionization threshold. We demonstrate that plasma waves can mediate ultra-strong two-mode squeezing through stimulated Raman scattering, achieving up to ultrastrong squeezing using 1016Wcm210^{16}{Wcm^{-2}} pump lasers. Employing two copropagating pump beams with frequency difference matching twice the plasma frequency, we generate quantum-correlated photon pairs through phonon-mediated four-wave mixing. The process exhibits remarkable thermal noise tolerance, allowing strong squeezing even with large thermal phonon numbers. This plasma-based approach produces squeezed states with ultrahigh photon numbers, opening new possibilities for strong-field applications across optical to X-ray wavelengths.

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@article{arxiv.2507.12288,
  title  = {Ultra-strong Quantum Squeezing Mediated by Plasma Waves},
  author = {Kenan Qu and Nathaniel J. Fisch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.12288},
  year   = {2025}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures

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