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
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