| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 36, Number 2, October II 1996
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 93 - 98 | |
| Section | Atomic, molecular and optical physics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00192-1 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Squeezing with cold atoms
Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC, ENS et CNRS,
Université Pierre et Marie Curie - case 74, F-75252 Paris, France
Received:
25
March
1996
Accepted:
27
August
1996
Cold atoms from a magneto-optic trap have been used as a nonlinear
(
) medium in a nearly resonant cavity. Squeezing in a probe beam
passing through the cavity was demonstrated. The measured noise reduction is
40% for free atoms and 20% for weakly trapped atoms.
PACS: 32.80.Pj – Optical cooling of atoms; trapping / 42.50.Lc – Quantum fluctuations, quantum noise, and quantum jumps / 42.65.Pc – Optical bistability, multistability, and switching
© EDP Sciences, 1996
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