Title :
The photon transverse wave function and its measurement
Author :
Smith, J. ; Raymer, M.G. ; Killett, Bryan ; Banaszek, K. ; Walmsley, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Oregon Center for Opt., Oregon Univ., Eugene, OR
Abstract :
We report on a technique to measure the photon transverse wave function in coordinate space using a photon-counting, parity-inverting Sagnac interferometer. We present measurements of a TEM10 Hermite-Gaussian beam
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; laser beams; laser variables measurement; photon counting; wave functions; Hermite-Gaussian beam; parity-inverting Sagnac interferometer; photon transverse wave function; photon-counting Sagnac interferometer;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4