Effect of atomic noise on optical squeezing via polarization self-rotation in a thermal vapor cell

M. T L Hsu; G. Hétet; A. Peng; C. C. Harb; H. A. Bachor; M. T. Johnsson; J. J. Hope; P. K. Lam; A. Dantan; J. Cviklinski; A. Bramati; M. Pinard

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023806

Effect of atomic noise on optical squeezing via polarization self-rotation in a thermal vapor cell

M. T L Hsu^*, G. Hétet, A. Peng, C. C. Harb, H. A. Bachor, M. T. Johnsson, J. J. Hope, P. K. Lam, A. Dantan, J. Cviklinski, A. Bramati, M. Pinard

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Abstract

The traversal of an elliptically polarized optical field through a thermal vapor cell can give rise to a rotation of its polarization axis. This process, known as polarization self-rotation (PSR), has been suggested as a mechanism for producing squeezed light at atomic transition wavelengths. We show results of the characterization of PSR in isotopically enhanced rubidium-87 cells, performed in two independent laboratories. We observed that, contrary to earlier work, the presence of atomic noise in the thermal vapor overwhelms the observation of squeezing. We present a theory that contains atomic noise terms and show that a null result in squeezing is consistent with this theory.

Original language	English
Article number	023806
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	73
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023806
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Hsu, M. T. L., Hétet, G., Peng, A., Harb, C. C., Bachor, H. A., Johnsson, M. T., Hope, J. J., Lam, P. K., Dantan, A., Cviklinski, J., Bramati, A., & Pinard, M. (2006). Effect of atomic noise on optical squeezing via polarization self-rotation in a thermal vapor cell. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 73(2), 1-9. Article 023806. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023806

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Effect of atomic noise on optical squeezing via polarization self-rotation in a thermal vapor cell

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