Parametric down conversion

Dielectric perturbations: anomalous resonance frequency shifts in optical resonators

Small perturbations in the dielectric environment around resonant dielectric structures usually lead to a frequency shift of the resonator modes directly proportional to the polarizability of the perturbation. Here, we report experimental …

Squeezed vacuum states from a whispering gallery mode resonator

Squeezed vacuum states enable optical measurements below the quantum limit and hence are a valuable resource for applications in quantum metrology and also quantum communication. However, most available sources require high pump powers in the …