Local surface plasmon mediated extraordinary optical transmission of multi-spatial-mode quantum noise reduction

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.156802· OSTI ID:1073660

Lawrie, Benjamin J ^[1]; Evans, Philip G ^[1]; Pooser, Raphael C ^[1]

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We demonstrate the coherent transduction of quantum noise reduction, or squeezed light, by Ag localized surface plasmons (LSPs). Squeezed light, generated through four-wave-mixing in Rb vapor, is coupled to a Ag nanohole array designed to exhibit LSP mediated extraordinary-optical transmission (EOT) spectrally coincident with the squeezed light source at 795 nm. We demonstrate that quantum noise reduction as a function of transmission is found to match closely with linear attenuation models, thus demonstrating that the photon-LSP-photon transduction process is coherent near the LSP resonance.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; Work for Others (WFO)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1073660
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 110, Issue 15; ISSN 0031--9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English