Squeezed-light Generation by Means of Traveling-wave X^(2) Interactions in Lithium Niobate Waveguides

该建议是使用铌酸锂波导开发紧凑可靠的高压缩光源。所提出的实验依赖于行波简并二次谐波产生和利用铌酸锂(2)非线性的光学焦电放大。该小组对这一问题进行了理论研究，并预测了在相位不匹配的情况下基谐波和二次谐波的压缩。本文的工作是建立波导器件并验证理论预测。一种能够产生压缩光的集成设备，以加速将这种研究转化为实际应用的设备。这种光源的开发将消除压缩光应用的一个重要障碍。PI已经提交了一份修订后的工作报告和相应的一年预算。项目主任审查了工作说明和修订预算。斯坦福大学也提交了同样的项目描述，但预算细节与斯坦福大学将要开展的工作有关。斯坦福大学提案所寻求的资金作为次级奖励包括在预算中。

ECS-9710631/9711231 Prem Kumar/Martin Fejer This proposal is to develop compact and reliable sources of highly-squeezed light using lithium niobate waveguides. The proposed experiments rely on traveling-wave degenerate second-harmonic generation and optical pamaretric amplification exploiting the (2 nonlinearity of lithium niobate. The group has done a theoretical work on this subject and predicting the squeezing of both the fundamental and the second harmonic fields even in the presence of phase mismatch. The work in the present proposal is to build the waveguide devices and to verify the theoretical prediction. An integrated device that can produce squeezed light to expedite the transfer of such research into devices for practical applications. The development of such a source would remove an important barriers to the application of squeezed light. The PI has submitted a revised work statement and the corresponding budget for one year. The Program Directors have reviewed the work statement and the revised budget. The proposal is also being submitted from Stanford University with an identical project description, but with budgetary details relevant to the work to be carried out a Stanford. The funds sought by the Stanford proposal are included in the budget as a subaward.