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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
