DocumentCode
520106
Title
Complete characterization of weak-homodyne photon-number-resolving detectors: Applications to non-classical photonic state reconstructions
Author
Coldenstrodt-Ronge, H.B. ; Puentes, G. ; Cohen, O. ; Noriega, F. ; Yang, X. ; Lundeen, J.S. ; Smith, B.J. ; Walmsley, I.A.
Author_Institution
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A novel detector combining phase sensitivity and photon-number resolution is experimentally characterized by measuring its positive-operator-value measurement set. Direct application to tomographic reconstruction of heralded single-photon states is presented.
Keywords
image reconstruction; optical tomography; photodetectors; photon counting; heralded single photon state; nonclassical photonic state reconstructions; phase sensitivity; photon number resolution; positive operator value measurement; tomographic reconstruction; weak homodyne photon number resolving detector; Detectors; Dynamic range; Laboratories; Local oscillators; Optical attenuators; Optical sensors; Phase detection; Phase measurement; Photonics; Single photon emission computed tomography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499668
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