• DocumentCode
    500098
  • Title

    Tomography of a heralded N00N state with losses

  • Author

    Thomas-Peter, Nick ; Smith, Brian J. ; Walmsley, Ian A.

  • Author_Institution
    Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present the first complete characterization of a heralded two-photon N00N state in the presence of losses, including the one-photon and vacuum components. Reconstruction shows large vacuum and one-photon components resulting from loss.
  • Keywords
    optical frequency conversion; optical losses; photon counting; quantum optics; two-photon processes; heralded two-photon N00N state; one-photon components; optical losses; spontaneous parametric down conversion; tomography; vacuum components; Elementary particle vacuum; Laboratories; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Phase measurement; Photonic crystals; Polarization; Quantum entanglement; Tomography; (120.5050) Phase Measurement; (270.0270) Quantum Optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225478