• DocumentCode
    1968471
  • Title

    Full characterization of quantum optical detectors

  • Author

    Coldenstrodt-Ronge, H.B. ; Worsley, A.P. ; Lundeen, J.S. ; Feito, A. ; Pregnell, K.L. ; Silberhorn, Ch ; Mosley, P.J. ; Smith, B.J. ; Puentes, G. ; Thomas-Peter, N. ; Ralph, T.C. ; Eisert, J. ; Plenio, M.B. ; Walmsley, I.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    30-3 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Full characterization of detectors in the quantum regime is presented. We determine the POVM elements of a photon-number-resolving detector. A method for precise calibration of detector efficiency is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    optical sensors; quantum optics; POVM elements; photon-number-resolving detector; quantum optical detectors; Calibration; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Light sources; Optical detectors; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Probes; Sensor arrays; Tomography; Metrology; Optical standards and testing; Quantum detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3829-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3830-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292056
  • Filename
    5292056