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The generation of squeezed states of light and the application in quantum metrology, measurement induced entanglement and high-precision spectroscopy.

Contributions to QuantumFrontiers

  • A worldwide leading collaboration for squeezed light source development and their application in gravitational wave detectors
  • Generation and application of squeezed vacuum states of light for the following applications:
    • Current and 3rd generation gravitational wave detectors
    • Sub-standard quantum limit interferometry
    • Quantum information
    • Measurement induced entanglement / entanglement swapping
    • Quantum teleportation
    • High-precision spectroscopy
  • Enhanced-sensitivity phase measurements using non-classical light at high frequencies
  • Realisation of a polarisation non-degenerate, two-mode squeezer serving as a “negative mass oscillator” for coherent quantum noise cancellation
  • Use of squeezed light to sense laser power noise below the classical quantum limit

Collaborative Innovation

  • Realizing and implementing a nano-structured cavity mirror as an input coupler and squeezer, which provides a large polarisation non-degeneracy for low angles of incidences. (Heurs, Junker, Wilken, Schimanski, Nived LUH, AEI / Kroker TU Braunschweig)
  • Defining requirements and developing squeezed light sources at 1064nm and 1550nm; wavelengths tailored for high-precision metrology lab experiments and the application in gravitational wave detectors (Vahlbruch, Meylahn, Mehmet, Willke, Lück, AEI, LUH)
  • Developing compact, standalone squeezed-light-sources for in-air and in-vacuum application (Meylahn, Vahlbruch, Mehmet, AEI, LUH)
  • Improving the low frequency (<10Hz) squeezing performance at 1550nm (Meylahn, Willke, Vahlbruch, AEI, LUH)
  • Analysing and mitigating decoherence effects to reach new squeezing level benchmarks (Schimanski, Nived, Wilken, Junker, Heurs, Meylahn, Mehmet, Vahlbruch, Venneberg AEI, LUH)
  • Developing fiber-coupled modular sub-systems for the generation of auxiliary squeezed vacuum control fields and squeezing detection (Meylahn, Vahlbruch, Willke AEI, LUH)
  • Investigating non-classical light enhanced laser power stabilization schemes and generation of bright squeezed states (Venneberg, Trad Nery, Vahlbruch, Willke AEI, LUH)

Scientific Output

  • Publications
    Meylahn F, Vahlbruch H, Willke B. Optimized thermal control of a dual-wavelength-resonant nonlinear cavity. Applied optics. 2026 Jul 20;65(21):7090-7095. Epub 2026 Jun 24. doi: 10.1364/ao.604992
    Bergamin F, Kuntimaddi N, Patra A, Montoya S, Mehmet M, Dooley K et al. A broadband squeezed light source for table-top interferometry. New journal of physics. 2025 Dec 24;27(12):125005. 125005. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ae2987, 10.48550/arXiv.2508.08857
    Patra A, Aiello L, Ejlli A, Griffiths WL, James AL, Kuntimaddi N et al. Broadband limits on stochastic length fluctuations from a pair of table-top interferometers. Physical review letters. 2025 Sept 3;135(10):101402. 101402. doi: 10.1103/61j9-cjkk, 10.48550/arXiv.2410.09175
    Venneberg JR, Vahlbruch H, Trad Nery M, Willke B. Bright squeezed light generation via nonclassical power stabilization. Physical Review Research. 2025 May 20;7(2):L022040. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.L022040
    Bonavena LD, Lequime M, Vardaro M, Zhao Y, Barsuglia M, Bawaj M et al. Thermal detuning of a bichromatic narrow linewidth optical cavity. Phys. Rev. A. 2024 Apr 1;109(4):043709. 043709. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.109.043709
    Bergamin F, Lough J, Schreiber E, Grote H, Mehmet M, Vahlbruch H et al. Characterization and evasion of backscattered light in the squeezed-light enhanced gravitational wave interferometer GEO 600. Optics express. 2023 Oct 31;31(23):38443-38456. 38443. doi: 10.1364/OE.497555
    The Virgo Collaboration, Vahlbruch H, Lück H, Danzmann K. Frequency-Dependent Squeezed Vacuum Source for the Advanced Virgo Gravitational-Wave Detector. Physical review letters. 2023 Jul 25;131(4):041403. doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.041403
    Aritomi N, Zhao Y, Capocasa E, Leonardi M, Eisenmann M, Page M et al. Demonstration of length control for a filter cavity with coherent control sidebands. Physical Review D. 2022 Nov 10;106(10). doi: 10.1103/physrevd.106.102003
    Heinze J, Danzmann K, Willke B, Vahlbruch H. 10 dB Quantum-Enhanced Michelson Interferometer with Balanced Homodyne Detection. Physical review letters. 2022 Jul 15;129(3):031101. Epub 2022 Jul 11. doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.031101
    Heinze J, Willke B, Vahlbruch H. Observation of Squeezed States of Light in Higher-Order Hermite-Gaussian Modes with a Quantum Noise Reduction of up to 10 dB. Physical review letters. 2022 Feb 25;128(8):083606. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.083606
    Junker J, Wilken D, Johny N, Steinmeyer D, Heurs M. Frequency-Dependent Squeezing from a Detuned Squeezer. Physical review letters. 2022 Jul 14;129(3):033602. doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.033602
    Meylahn F, Willke B, Vahlbruch H. Squeezed States of Light for Future Gravitational Wave Detectors at a Wavelength of 1550 nm. Physical review letters. 2022 Sept 16;129(12):121103. doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.121103
    Junker J, Wilken D, Huntington E, Heurs M. High-precision cavity spectroscopy using high-frequency squeezed light. Optics express. 2021 Feb 10;29(4):6053-6068. doi: 10.1364/OE.416713, 10.15488/11389
    Lough JD, Schreiber E, Bergamin F, Grote H, Mehmet M, Vahlbruch H et al. First Demonstration of 6 dB Quantum Noise Reduction in a Kilometer Scale Gravitational Wave Observatory. Physical review letters. 2021 Jan 26;126(4):041102. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.041102
    Nery MT, Venneberg JR, Aggarwal N, Cole GD, Corbitt T, Cripe J et al. Laser power stabilization via radiation pressure. Optics letters. 2021 Apr 14;46(8):1946-1949. Epub 2021 Mar 18. doi: 10.1364/OL.422614, 10.15488/11012
    Trad Nery M. Laser power stabilization via radiation pressure. Nature Reviews Physics. 2021 Oct;3(10):677. Epub 2021 Aug 6. doi: 10.1038/s42254-021-00361-y, 10.15488/11012
    Vermeulen SM, Relton P, Grote H, Raymond V, Affeldt C, Bergamin F et al. Direct limits for scalar field dark matter from a gravitational-wave detector. NATURE. 2021 Dec 16;600(7889):424-428. Epub 2021 Dec 15. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04031-y
    Heinze J, Vahlbruch H, Willke B. Frequency-doubling of continuous laser light in Laguerre–Gaussian modes LG0,0 and LG3,3. Optics letters. 2020 Sept 15;45(18):5262-5265. Epub 2020 Aug 12. doi: 10.1364/OL.402371, 10.1364/OL.410805
    Heinze J, Vahlbruch H, Willke B. Numerical analysis of LG3,3second harmonic generation in comparison to the LG0,0case. Optics express. 2020 Nov 10;28(24):35816-35832. doi: 10.1364/OE.409507
    Mehmet M, Vahlbruch H. The Squeezed Light Source for the Advanced Virgo Detector in the Observation Run O3. Galaxies. 2020 Nov 26;8(4):1-10. 79. doi: 10.3390/galaxies8040079, 10.15488/10692
    Nery MT, Danilishin SL, Venneberg JR, Willke B. Fundamental limits of laser power stabilization via a radiation pressure transfer scheme. Optics letters. 2020 Jul 10;45(14):3969-3972. Epub 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1364/OL.394547
    Zhao Y, Aritomi N, Capocasa E, Leonardi M, Eisenmann M, Guo Y et al. Frequency-Dependent Squeezed Vacuum Source for Broadband Quantum Noise Reduction in Advanced Gravitational-Wave Detectors. Physical review letters. 2020 May 1;124(17):171101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.171101, 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.171101
    The Virgo Collaboration, Vahlbruch H, Lück H, Danzmann K, Mehmet M. Quantum Backaction on kg-Scale Mirrors: Observation of Radiation Pressure Noise in the Advanced Virgo Detector. Physical review letters. 2020 Sept 22;125(13):131101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.131101
    Mehmet M, Vahlbruch H. High-efficiency squeezed light generation for gravitational wave detectors. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 2019 Jan 10;36(1):015014. Epub 2018 Dec 12. doi: 10.1088/1361-6382/aaf448, 10.15488/9836
    The Virgo Collaboration, Vahlbruch H, Lück H, Danzmann K, Mehmet M. Increasing the Astrophysical Reach of the Advanced Virgo Detector via the Application of Squeezed Vacuum States of Light. Physical review letters. 2019 Dec 5;123(23):231108. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.231108

TG Members

  • Involved Members and their Relevant Expertise
    Members Institution Relevant Expertise
    Henning Vahlbruch, Leader AEI/LUH Generation of squeezed states
    Harald Lück AEI/LUH Next Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories; Sub-Standard Quantum Limit Interferometry
    Benno Willke AEI/LUH Squeezed Light Sources; Advanced Light Sources
    Marina Trad Nery AEI/LUH Advanced Light Sources
    Moritz Mehmet AEI/LUH Squeezed light sources
    Fabian Meylahn AEI/LUH Squeezed light sources
    Jasper Venneberg AEI/LUH Squeezed light sources
    Michèle Heurs AEI/LUH Backaction-Evading Techniques; Squeezed Light Sources
    Jonas Junker AEI/LUH Backaction-Evading Techniques; Squeezed Light Sources
    Dennis Wilken AEI/LUH Backaction-Evading Techniques; Squeezed Light Sources
    Manuel Schimanski AEI/LUH Backaction-Evading Techniques; Squeezed Light Sources
    Nived Johny AEI/LUH Backaction-Evading Techniques; Squeezed Light Sources

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