Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 11, 1106021(2023)

Nonlinear Interferometer Based on Optical Parametric Amplifier Feedback

Jing Fu1, Xutong Wang1, Shengshuai Liu1,5、**, and Jietai Jing1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Joint Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-Intense Laser Science, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
  • 4National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
  • 5Chongqing Key Laboratory of Precision Optics, Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University, Chongqing 401120, China
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    High-precision interferometers play a critical role in the field of metrology. The uncertainty of phase estimation can be used to evaluate the precision of an interferometer. The lower the uncertainty of phase estimation, the higher the phase sensitivity. We theoretically propose a nonlinear interferometer composed of an optical parametric amplifier and a linear optical beam splitter (BS). An optical parametric amplifier based on the hot rubidium-85 atomic ensemble four-wave mixing (FWM) process is used to combine and separate the beams in the interferometer. As a feedback controller, the BS controls the proportion of the output light returning to the input light port in the FWM process by controlling the reflectivity of the device. Through theoretical calculations, it is proved that the phase sensitivity of a nonlinear interferometer based on optical parametric amplifier feedback is enhanced compared with that of traditional interferometers. Our research results are expected to have potential applications in the field of quantum metrology.

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    Jing Fu, Xutong Wang, Shengshuai Liu, Jietai Jing. Nonlinear Interferometer Based on Optical Parametric Amplifier Feedback[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(11): 1106021

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Feb. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 20, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 5, 2023

    The Author Email: Liu Shengshuai (ssliu@lps.ecnu.edu.cn), Jing Jietai (jtjing@phy.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP230743

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