Spectral analysis of a four mode cluster state

Abstract

We theoretically evaluate the squeezed joint operators produced in a single optical parametric oscillator which generates quadripartite entangled outputs, as demonstrated experimentally by Pysher et al.[1][Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 030505 (2011)]. Using a linearized fluctuation analysis we calculate the squeezing of the joint quadrature operators below threshold for a range of local oscillator phases and frequencies. These results add to the existing theoretical understanding of this potentially important system.