Quantum squeezing via self-induced transparency in a photonic crystal fiber

Abstract

We study the quantum squeezing produced in self-induced transparency in a photonic crystal fiber by performing a fully quantum simulation based on the positive $P$ representation. The amplitude squeezing depends on the area of the initial pulse: when the area is $2\pi$, there is no energy absorption and no amplitude squeezing. However, when the area is between 2$\pi$ and 3$\pi$, one observes amplitude-dependent energy absorption and a significant amount of squeezing. We also investigate the effect of damping and temperature: the results indicate that a heightened atom-pulse coupling, caused by an increase in the spontaneous emission ratio reduces the amplitude squeezing.