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This theoretical study demonstrates that semiconductor amplifiers can generate squeezed light, a quantum state with reduced noise in certain measurement properties, through four-wave mixing during saturated light amplification. Weak spontaneous emission components at frequencies symmetrically offset from the amplified wave acquire two-mode squeezed light properties, with quadrature squeezing reaching potentially 10 dB or more in the gigahertz frequency range. The effect can be observed without additional homodyne detection, as the strong amplified wave itself acts as a local oscillator for detecting the quadrature noise suppression.
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Squeezed light is valuable for quantum communication, precision sensing, and quantum computing applications where reducing measurement noise is critical. Using semiconductor amplifiers to generate squeezed states could provide a more compact and practical alternative to existing methods, potentially enabling integration into semiconductor-based quantum technologies and telecommunications systems.
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Abstract: The possibility of generating light in a squeezed quantum state during saturated light amplification in a semiconductor amplifier is theoretically analyzed. Due to four-wave mixing process during amplification, weak components of the spontaneous emission of the medium with symmetric frequency shifts relative to the strong amplified wave acquire the quantum properties of two-mode squeezed light. The squeezing of quadrature components occurs in the range of frequency shifts of several GHz ($sim$ the inverse relaxation time of the charge carrier density) and can reach 10 dB or more under optimal conditions. The formation of a two-mode squeezing phase facilitates the observation of the squeezing effect, in which a strong wave, playing the role of a local wave, exhibits quadrature noise suppression without additional homodyne detection.