ABSTRACT
Measurement slight amounts of absorption of light with accuracy beyond the standard quantum limit has been experimentally demonstrated. The quantum-correlated twin beams used in the measurement were generated from a nondegenerate optical parametric oscillator including an alpha-cut KTiOPO(4) crystal pumped by an intracavity frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser. The noise in the intensity difference between the twin beams was reduced by 88% below the standard quantum limit (SQL). The signal-to-noise ratio was improved by 7 dB with respect to the SQL of the total light employed in the experiment and by 4 dB with respect to that of the signal light.
ABSTRACT
Generation of an up to 1.5-W single-frequency and a 650-mW frequency-stabilized second harmonic at 1.06 µm has been demonstrated in a cw ring Nd:YAG laser with a pair of properly oriented KTP crystals in which the walk off between the intracavity modes has been eliminated. The frequency stability is better than 5 MHz for the second-harmonic output level of 650 mW. The fluctuation of power is less than 4%. PACS: 42.60. By. 42.65 Ky.
