DocumentCode
690117
Title
Photon-number-resolved detection of photon-subtracted thermal light
Author
Yanhua Zhai ; Becerra-Chavez, Francisco ; Glebov, Boris ; Jingyun Fan ; Sae Woo Nam ; Migdall, A.
Author_Institution
Joint Quantum Inst., Univ. of Maryland, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We examine the photon statistics of photon-subtracted thermal light with photon-number-resolving detection. We show the photon-number distribution transforming from a Bose-Einstein distribution to a Poisson distribution as the number of subtracted photon increases.
Keywords
Poisson distribution; photon counting; quantum statistical mechanics; thermo-optical effects; Bose-Einstein distribution; Poisson distribution; photon statistics; photon-number distribution; photon-number-resolving detection; photon-subtracted thermal light; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Photonics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834510
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