Spatial behavior of nonclassic light

• Published in: Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the International Quantum Electronics Conference. Conference Edition. 1998 Technical Digest Series, Vol.7 (IEEE Cat. No.98CH36236) pp. 197 - 198
• Main Author: Kolobov, M.I.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 1998
• Subjects: Electromagnetic scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Parallel processing; Parametric statistics; Photoconductivity; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission
• ISBN: 9781557525413; 1557525412
• DOI: 10.1109/IQEC.1998.680402

Summary form only given.It has previously been shown that a traveling-wave optical parametric amplifier can generate multimode squeezed states of light. Homodyne detection of multimode squeezed light, under certain physical conditions, results in sub-Poissonian statistics of photons not only in time but also in the transverse plane of the light beam. Of particular relevance to applications is a situation when the cross section of the light beam contains several nonoverlapping areas with sub-Poissonian statistics of photons within each of them. Under photodetection of such a beam of light, several sub-shot-noise photocurrents can be produced according to the number of independent areas with sub-Poissonian statistics. This is in drastic contrast to the case of a single-mode sub-Poissonian light beam, where any attempt to collect light only from a part of the beam deteriorates the degree of shot-noise reduction. This property of multimode squeezed light opens a range of new interesting applications in optical imaging, optical parallel processing of information, parallel computing, and many other phenomena where it is desirable to have the regular statistics of photons across the transverse plane of the electromagnetic wave. We describe the application of multimode squeezed light in sub-shot-noise microscopy, noiseless amplifications of optical images, and optical imaging. We also consider the possibility of improving the resolution in optical imaging and microscopy beyond the Rayleigh limit via multimode squeezed light.