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Squeezing generated via wave-mixing can be useful for many optical signal processing applications, such as low-noise amplification of a week image. Since most images of interest are broad-band in spatial frequencies, it is important to use a process that possesses a χ 3 type phase-matching, such as degenerate four-wave mixing1. However, the strongest amount of squeezing is generated using three-wave-mixing. On the other hand, four-wave-mixing in systems such as a two level atom does not produce significant squeezing, due to excess noise associated with resonance fluorescence2. What is needed is a process that produces strong squeezing, and is spatially broad-band.
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Shahriar, M.S., Hemmer, P.R. (1996). Generation of Squeezed States Via Non-Degenerate Four Wave Mixing in an Ideal Λ System. In: Eberly, J.H., Mandel, L., Wolf, E. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VII. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9742-8_113
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