Abstract

The generation of squeezed states of light has been successfully demonstrated in many experiments in the past decade.¹ Yet the construction of a stable squeezed source which can give large amounts of squeezing still remains a challenge due to various technical difficulties. Moreover, depending on the application, vacuum or bright squeezed light may be the most desirable source. For example spectroscopic measurements, velocimetry and communication experiments require bright squeezed light but in interferometers and polarimeters, vacuum squeezed states are usually prefered.

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