Links to scientific work

Quantum optics, measurement of the light field

Classical optics, crystals and polarization

Publications

• G.Breitenbach, S. Schiller, and J. Mlynek, "81% Conversion Efficiency in Frequency-stable Continuous-Wave Parametric Oscillation", J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 12, 2095 (1995)
• G. Breitenbach, T. Müller, S. Pereira, J.-P. Poizat, S. Schiller, and J. Mlynek, "Squeezed Vacuum from a Monolithic Optical Parametric Oscillator", J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 12, 2304 (1995)
• S. Schiller, G.Breitenbach, R. Paschotta, and J. Mlynek, "Subharmonic-pumped continuous-wave parametric oscillator", Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 3374 (1996)
• S. Schiller, G. Breitenbach, S. Pereira, T. Müller, and J. Mlynek, "Quantum statistics of the squeezed vacuum by measurement of the density matrix in the number state representation", Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 2933 (1996)
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, and J. Mlynek, "Measurement of the quantum states of squeezed light", Nature, 387, 471 (1997)
• G. Breitenbach and S. Schiller, "Homodyne tomography of classical and non-classical light", J. Mod. Opt. 44, 2207 (1997)
• J. Mlynek, G. Breitenbach, and S. Schiller, "A gallery of quantum states: Tomography of nonclassical light", Physica Scripta T76, 98, 1998
• T. Müller, T. Feichtinger, G. Breitenbach, M. Brandl, O. Brand, and H. Baltes, "Industrial fabrication method for arbitrarily shaped silicon n-well micromechanical structures", Proceedings IEEE 11th Annual International Workshop on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Heidelberg, (1998)
• M. Dakna, G. Breitenbach, J. Mlynek, T. Opatrny, S. Schiller, and D.-G. Welsch, "Homodyne measurements of quantum optical phase moments", Opt. Comm. 152, 289 (1998);
• G. Breitenbach, F. Illuminati, S. Schiller, and J. Mlynek, "Broadband quantum state reconstruction: A spectrum of quantum states", Europhys. Lett. 44, 192 (1998)
• I. Tittonen, G. Breitenbach, T. Kalkbrenner, T. Müller, R. Conradt, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, E. Steinsland, N. Blanc, and N.F. Rooij, "Interferometric measurements of the position of a macroscopic body: towards the standard quantum limit" , Phys. Rev. A, 59, 1038 (1999)
• F. Le Kien, A.V. Chizhov, W.P. Schleich, G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, and J. Mlynek, "Asymptotology of squeezed thermal states", to be published
• T. Coudreau, L. Vernac, A.Z. Khoury, G. Breitenbach, and E. Giacobino, "Quantum tomography of a laser beam interacting with cold atoms", Europhys. Lett. 46, (1999)
• S. Schiller und G. Breitenbach, "Die Vermessung optischer Quantenzustände", Phys. Blaetter, Mai 1999
• G. Breitenbach, dissertation (full text), 1999 
• G. Breitenbach, "Paragliding through the Andes", South American Explorer, Vol 77, 6 (2005) 

• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, S.F. Pereira, T. Müller, and J. Mlynek, "Evidence of photon number oscillations in the squeezed-vacuum state", Int. Conf. on Quantum Electronics, Sydney, 15.-19. July 1996.
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "Quantum Statistics of Bright Squeezed Light and Squeezed Vacuum", EQEC-Europe, Hamburg, 8.-13. Sept. 1996
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "Quantum state reconstruction", 3rd Int. Workshop on Quant. Comm. and Measurement, Sizuoka (Japan), 25.-30. Sept. 1996
• S. Schiller, G. Breitenbach, J. Mlynek, "Quantum measurements on light", Fifth International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations, Balatonfred, Hungary, 27.-31.5. 1997
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "Quantum state reconstruction of classical and non-classical light", Conf. on Fundamental Problems in Quantum Theory, Baltimore, 3.-7. Aug. 1997

• J.-P. Poizat, G. Breitenbach, R. Paschotta, S. Schiller and J. Mlynek, "Squeezed vacuum from a monolithic optical parametric oscillator", Talk, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Hamburg, 14.-18.3. 1994
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J.-P. Poizat, R. Paschotta, S. Pereira, J. Mlynek, "Generation of squeezed light at 1064 nm", Poster, CLEO/Europe-EQEC, Amsterdam, 28.8.-2.9.1994
• G. Breitenbach, R. Paschotta, S. Pereira, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "High-Efficiency Continuous-Wave Frequency Conversion"', Vortrag, Advanced Laser Technology, Konstanz, 5.-9.9.1994
• G.Breitenbach, M. Schalke, R. Bruckmeier, R. Paschotta, S.F. Pereira, S. Schiller and J. Mlynek, "Hocheffizienter stabiler CW-Betrieb eines hemilithischen Verdopplers und eines monolithischen doppelt- und dreifachresonanten OPO's", Poster, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Innsbruck, 27.2-3.3.1995
• G.Breitenbach, T. Müller, S.F. Pereira, S. Schiller and J. Mlynek, "Erzeugung von nichtklassischem Licht bei 1064 nm mittels eines monolithischen optischen parametrischen Oszillators", Talk, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Innsbruck, 27.2.-3.3.1995.
• S. Schiller, G. Breitenbach, S. Pereira, R. Paschotta, A.G. White, and J. Mlynek, "Generation of continuous-wave bright squeezed light", Talk, SPIE, Lasers and Applications Conference, San Jose, 4.-10.2. 1995
• S. Schiller, G. Breitenbach, T. Müller, S.F. Pereira, and J. Mlynek, "Quantum Tomography of strongly squeezed continuous-wave vacuum", Poster, 7th Conf. on Coherence and Quantum Optics, Rochester, 7.-10. 7. 1995
• S. Schiller, R. Bruckmeier, G. Breitenbach, K. Schneider, R. Storz, S. Seel, G. Ruoso, T. Müller, S.F. Pereira, and J. Mlynek, "High precision optical metrology for gravitational physics experiments: nonclassical light and cryogenic resonators", Poster, 14th Intern. Conf. on General Relativity and Gravitation, Florence, 6.-12.8. 1995
• S. Schiller, G. Breitenbach, T. Felbinger, J. Mlynek, "Quantum states of nonlinear optical systems: measurements and simulations", Quantum Optics Meeting, Cairns (Australia), 8.-9.7. 1996
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "Quantum state reconstruction", Lecture, University of Tokyo, Japan, Okt. 1996
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "Quantum state reconstruction", Lecture, ITT, Japan, Okt. 1996
• G.Breitenbach, T. Müller, S.F. Pereira, S. Schiller and J. Mlynek, "Erzeugung und quantenmechanische Charakterisierung von klassischem und nichtklassischem Licht", Vortrag, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Mainz, 3.3.-6.3.1997
• I. Tittonen, G. Breitenbach, T. Kalkbrenner, T. Müller, R. Conradt, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, E. Steinsland, N. Blanc, and N.F. Rooij, "Noise measurements of a high-finesse cavity with a moving mirror",Talk, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Mainz, 3.3.-6.3.1997
• T. Felbinger, H. Hansen, Ch. Hettich, G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "Erzeugung eines neuen Quantenzustandes des Lichtfeldes durch Photonendrittelung: Der Sternzustand", Talk, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Mainz, 3.3.-6.3.1997
• S. Schiller, K. Schneider, R. Al-Tahtamouni, G. Breitenbach, P. Kramper, J. Mlynek, "Frequency-stable, continuous-wave optical parametric oscillators", Laser 97, Munich 18.-19.06. 1997
• I. Tittonen, G. Breitenbach, T. Kalkbrenner, T. Müller, R. Conradt, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, E. Steinsland, N. Blanc, and N.F. Rooij, "Fabry-Perot interferometer with a movable mirror", Poster, Conf. on Fundamental Problems in Quantum Theory, Baltimore, 3.-7. Aug. 1997
• G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, "Quantum state reconstruction of classical and non-classical light", Lecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, Aug. 1997
• G. Breitenbach, I. Tittonen, T. Kalkbrenner, T. Müller, R. Conradt, S. Schiller, J. Mlynek, E. Steinsland, N. Blanc, and N.F. Rooij, "Fabry-Perot interferometer with a movable mirror,'' Lecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, Aug. 1997
• G. Breitenbach, T. Kalkbrenner, I. Tittonen, J. Mlynek, and S. Schiller, "Ein optomechanischer Sensor bei kryogener Temperatur", Talk, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Konstanz, March 1998
• R. Al-Tahtamouni, K. Schneider, G. Breitenbach, S. Schiller, "Ultrastable operation and continuous frequency tuning of a doubly resonant parametric oscillators", Int. Conf. on Quantum Electronics, San Francisco, 03.-08. May 1998
• G. Breitenbach, T. Kalkbrenner, I. Tittonen, J. Mlynek, and S. Schiller, "Optomechanical sensor at cryogenic temperatures", Int. Conf. on Quantum Electronics, San Francisco, 03.-08. May 1998
• G. Breitenbach, T. Kalkbrenner, I. Tittonen, J. Mlynek, and S. Schiller, "A cavity with a movable mirror at cryogenic temperatures", European Quantum Electronics Conf., Glasgow, 14.-18. Sept. 1998