Limits to squeezing in the degenerate OPO

dc.creatorChaturvedi, S.
dc.creatorDechoum, K.
dc.creatorDrummond, P. D.
dc.date2001-05-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:02:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:02:09Z
dc.descriptionWe develop a systematic theory of quantum fluctuations in the driven parametric oscillator (OPO), including the region near threshold. This allows us to treat the limits imposed by nonlinearities to quantum squeezing and noise reduction, in this non-equilibrium quantum phase-transition. In particular, we compute the squeezing spectrum near threshold, and calculate the optimum value. We find that the optimal noise reduction occurs at different driving fields, depending on the ratio of damping rates. The largest spectral noise reductions are predicted to occur with a very high-Q second-harmonic cavity. Our analytic results agree well with stochastic numerical simulations. We also compare the results obtained in the positive-P representation, as a fully quantum mechanical calculation, with the truncated Wigner phase space equation, also known as semiclassical theory.
dc.description23 pages, 9 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105137
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105137
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/89506
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleLimits to squeezing in the degenerate OPO
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