SUB-SHOT-NOISE LIGHT-SOURCES - A QUIET REVOLUTION IN LIGHT CONTROL

A review of current research trends in the control and measurement of the statistical properties of light is given. This review is limited t o squeezing, sub-Poisson light, and methods for measuring properties o f the resulting stabilized light. Basic descriptions of the statistica l properties of light, electronic noise, and behavior are given. The r esults are used to illustrate how the unique properties of these optic al sources and detection techniques may be used to improve the precisi on of the analytical measurement.