Transmittivity measurements by means of squeezed vacuum light

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作者
D'Auria, V. [1 ]
de Lisio, C.
Porzio, A.
Solimeno, S.
Paris, Matteo G. A.
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[1] Compl Univ Monte Sant Angelo, CNISM, I-80126 Naples, Italy
[2] Compl Univ Monte Sant Angelo, CNRS Coherentia, I-80126 Naples, Italy
[3] Univ Federico 2 Compl Univ Monte Sant Angelo, Dipartimento Sci Fis, I-80126 Naples, Italy
[4] Univ Milan, Dipartimento Fis, Milan, Italy
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10.1088/0953-4075/39/5/016
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A method for measuring the transmittivity of optical samples by using squeezed vacuum radiation is illustrated. A squeezed vacuum field generated by a below-threshold optical parametric oscillator is propagated through a non-dispersive medium and detected by a homodyne apparatus. The variance of the detected quadrature is used for measuring the transmittivity. With this method the number of photons passing through the sample during the measurement interval is drastically reduced. The results of some tests are reported.
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页码:1187 / 1198
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