Title :
Characterizing single photons by photon counting
Author :
Laiho, Kaisa ; Avenhaus, Malte ; Cassemiro, Katiuscia N. ; Silbe, Christine
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Junior Res. Group, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We study the ability to measure the non-Gaussian character of the single photon Fock states via direct measurements of the photon number statistics of displaced quantum states.
Keywords :
photon counting; quantum theory; Fock states; nonGaussian character measurement; photon counting; photon number statistics; single photon characterization; Counting circuits; Density measurement; Displacement measurement; Integrated optics; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber couplers; Parametric statistics; Photonics Society; Statistical distributions; (130.0130) Integrated optics; (190.4975) Parametric processes; (270.0270) Quantum optics; (270.5290) Photon statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
