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
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;
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
