Mode-matching and fringe locking technique in preparation of squeezed states of light

Optical parametric oscillation is the critical part in the preparation of squeezed states of light. The mode-matching and fringe locking technique should be employed to improve the stability of the optical parametric oscillator cavity. How the mode-matching efficiency influence the squeezing degree of the squeezed light and the locking accuracy of the fringe locking technique were analyzed theoretically. Then the fringe locking technique was employed to stabilize the optical parametric oscillator cavity after the mode-matching between the laser mode and the fundamental mode of the cavity. The theoretical and experimental results show that a perfect mode-matching would improve the squeezing degree and the locking accuracy of the fringe locking technique, when the mode-matching is optimized, the length variance of the cavity is 7.35 nm and the locking time is no less than 2 h, which is sufficient for the detection of the squeezed states of light.