DocumentCode
1679284
Title
Turning classical states quantum with linear optics and photon counting
Author
Bartley, Tim J. ; Donati, Gaia ; Jin, Xian-Min ; Spring, Justin B. ; Barbieri, Marco ; Smith, Brian J. ; Datta, Animesh ; Zhang, Lijian ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a method to transmute classical light into a quantum state without invoking any nonlinear optical processes. Using a tunable beam splitter and photon number resolving measurement, we create a novel non-Gaussian state.
Keywords
optical beam splitters; optical harmonic generation; photon counting; classical light; nonGaussian state; number resolving measurement; parametric down-conversion; photon counting; quantum state; second harmonic generation; tunable beam splitter; Detectors; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Photonics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326624
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