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Proposal for a continuous wave laser with linewidth well below the standard quantum limit.

ABSTRACT: Due to their high coherence, lasers are ubiquitous tools in science. We show that by engineering the coupling between the gain medium and the laser cavity as well as the laser cavity and the output port, it is possible to eliminate most of the noise due to photons entering as well as leaving the laser cavity. Hence, it is possible to reduce the laser linewidth by a factor equal to the number of photons in the laser cavity below the standard quantum limit. We design and theoretically analyze a superconducting circuit that uses Josephson junctions, capacitors and inductors to implement a microwave laser, including the low-noise couplers that allow the design to surpass the standard quantum limit. Our proposal relies on the elements of superconducting quantum information, and thus is an example of how quantum engineering techniques can inspire us to re-imagine the limits of conventional quantum systems.

SUBMITTER: Liu C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8460663 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

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Proposal for a continuous wave laser with linewidth well below the standard quantum limit.

Liu Chenxu C Mucci Maria M Cao Xi X Dutt M V Gurudev MVG Hatridge Michael M Pekker David D

Nature communications 20210923 1

Due to their high coherence, lasers are ubiquitous tools in science. We show that by engineering the coupling between the gain medium and the laser cavity as well as the laser cavity and the output port, it is possible to eliminate most of the noise due to photons entering as well as leaving the laser cavity. Hence, it is possible to reduce the laser linewidth by a factor equal to the number of photons in the laser cavity below the standard quantum limit. We design and theoretically analyze a su ...[more]

PMID: 34556650

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