用于量子传感的明亮压缩态光场产生装置

    Bright squeezed light field generation apparatus for quantum sensing

    • 摘要: 光学传感技术具有探测灵敏度高、响应速度快及抗电磁干扰能力强等优势,在微弱信号探测领域展现出广阔的应用前景。然而,随着技术需求的不断提升,传统光学传感手段已难以满足各领域对微弱信号高精度探测的要求。尽管提高激光功率可在一定程度上提升探测灵敏度,但高功率激光会引入显著的噪声,导致信噪比急剧下降。相比之下,利用压缩态光场进行量子传感,可在低激光功率条件下实现突破量子噪声极限的探测灵敏度。针对上述问题,搭建了一套用于制备正交振幅明亮压缩态光场的实验装置。该装置由三个主要部分构成:激光产生部分(包括1064 nm单频激光器与倍频器),压缩态光场产生与探测部分(包括光学参量放大器与平衡零拍探测器),以及反馈控制部分(由七路边带锁频回路构成)。通过优化机械结构、系统光路及反馈控制策略,实现了平均压缩度为(−6.4 ± 0.2)dB,平均光功率为35 μW的压缩态光场稳定输出。

       

      Abstract: Optical sensing technology is widely recognized for its high detection sensitivity, fast response speed, and strong immunity to electromagnetic interference, and is therefore considered to hold broad application prospects in the field of weak signal detection. However, as technical demands have been continuously increasing, conventional optical sensing methods have been found to be insufficient for high-precision detection of weak signals in various application fields. Although detection sensitivity can be improved to some extent by increasing the laser power, significant noise is introduced by high-power lasers, which leads to a sharp degradation of the signal-to-noise ratio. In contrast, quantum sensing based on squeezed light is regarded as a promising approach to achieve detection sensitivity beyond the quantum noise limit, even under low laser power conditions.To address the above issues, an experimental setup for generating bright amplitude-squeezed light was constructed in this work. The setup was mainly composed of three parts: the laser generation section (including a 1064 nm single-frequency laser and a frequency doubler), the squeezed light generation and detection section (including an optical parametric amplifier and a balanced homodyne detector), and the feedback control section (comprising seven sideband locking loops). Through optimization of the mechanical structure, optical layout, and feedback control strategy, a stable squeezed light output with an average squeezing level of (−6.4 ± 0.2) dB and an average optical power of 35 μW was achieved.

       

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