Observation of squeezed noise produced by forward four-wave mixing in sodium vapor
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 12 (3) , 161-163
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.12.000161
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.Keywords
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