• DocumentCode
    444384
  • Title

    Observation of correlated-photon statistics using a single detector

  • Author

    Kim, Yoon-Ho ; Grice, Warren P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Pohang Univ. of Sci. & Technol., South Korea
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1129
  • Abstract
    We report an experimental observation of correlated-photon statistics using a single detector. The usual coincidence dip in a two-photon polarization interferometer is accompanied by a dip in single-photon detection rates. Surprisingly, a dip in the singles rate is also observed when the interferometer is aligned for a coincidence peak, or anti-dip. This effect is explained by taking into account all possible photon number states that reach the detector, rather than considering just the state post-selected by the coincidence measurement.
  • Keywords
    light interferometers; optical frequency conversion; photodetectors; photon counting; two-photon processes; coincidence measurement; correlated-photon statistics; dip effect; photon number states; single-photon detection rates; spontaneous parametric down-conversion; two-photon polarization interferometer; Computer science; Detectors; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Physics; Statistics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549054
  • Filename
    1549054