Soliton squeezing at the gigahertz rate in a Sagnac loop

Authors
Yu, CX Haus, HA Ippen, EP
Citation
Cx. Yu et al., Soliton squeezing at the gigahertz rate in a Sagnac loop, OPTICS LETT, 26(10), 2001, pp. 669-671
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
669 - 671
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20010515)26:10<669:SSATGR>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We demonstrate what is to our knowledge the first all-fiber squeezing exper iment. A balanced Sagnac loop is used, and a record 6.1 +/- 0.2 dB of noise reduction below shot noise has been obtained without stabilization. A giga hertz Er-doped fiber laser and a high-power double-clad Er-Yb amplifier hav e been developed to suppress guided acoustic-wave Brillouin scattering and to make possible the all-fiber configuration. (C) 2001 Optical Society of A merica.