Quantum noise in energy-efficient slow light structures for optical computing: sqeezed light from slow light

Ryan Hamerly; Kambiz Jamshidi; Hideo Mabuchi

doi:10.1117/12.2227308

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29 April 2016 Quantum noise in energy-efficient slow light structures for optical computing: sqeezed light from slow light

Ryan Hamerly, Kambiz Jamshidi, Hideo Mabuchi

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Proceedings Volume 9900, Quantum Optics; 990012 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227308
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2016, Brussels, Belgium

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Due to their strong light conﬁnement, waveguides with optical nonlinearities may be a promising platform for energy-eﬃcient optical computing. Slow light can enhance a waveguide’s eﬀective nonlinearity, which could result in devices that operate in low-power regimes where quantum ﬂuctuations are important, and may also have quantum applications including squeezing and entanglement generation. In this manuscript, slow-light structures based on the Kerr (χ⁽³⁾) nonlinearity are analyzed using a semi-classical model to account for the quantum noise. We develop a hybrid split-step / Runge-Kutta numerical model to compute the mean ﬁeld and squeezing spectrum for pulses propagating down a waveguide, and use this model to study squeezing produced in optical waveguides. Scaling relations are explored, and the beneﬁts and limitations of slow light are discussed in the context of squeezing.

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Ryan Hamerly, Kambiz Jamshidi, and Hideo Mabuchi "Quantum noise in energy-efficient slow light structures for optical computing: sqeezed light from slow light", Proc. SPIE 9900, Quantum Optics, 990012 (29 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227308

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