Polarization controlled intensity noise correlation and squeezing of four-wave mixing processes in rubidium vapor

Abstract We observed four-wave mixing (FWM) processes in a double-Λ level of rubidium atomic system with electromagnetically induced transparency window having different polarization. The Autler-Townes splitting of FWM induced by the polarized multi-dark-state is observed. And the two-stage line shape of correlation that exhibits a sharp peak and a broad peak is also studied. The sharp peak and the broad peak are from the correlation of two spontaneous parametric FWMs and that of the vertical component and horizontal component of two coherent FWMs. Moreover we demonstrate that the intensity noise correlation and intensity-difference squeezing can be well modulated by the relative initial phase and nonlinear phase shift. Meanwhile, we also found the following of correlation (anti-correlation) by intensity-difference squeezing (anti-squeezing). The associated results may be applicable in all-optical communication and optical information processing on photonic chips.