TY - GEN
T1 - Components for multi-photon non-classical state preparation and measurement
AU - Puentes, G.
AU - Zhang, L.
AU - Coldenstrodt-Ronge, H.
AU - Cohen, O.
AU - Smith, B. J.
AU - Thomas-Peter, N.
AU - Walmsley, I. A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - We report recent progress in heralded pure-state single-photon sources based upon spontaneous nonlinear optical interactions - parametric down conversion in a bulk second-order nonlinear optical crystal and four-wave mixing in photonic-crystal fiber. Time-multiplexed photon-number resolving detection is discussed. A phase-sensitive photon-counting detector, with configurable positive operator-value measures, based upon time-multiplexed avalanche photodiodes is described. Characterization of quantum detectors using techniques similar to state and process tomography is reviewed. Experimental characterization of an avalanche photodiode is presented as an example.
AB - We report recent progress in heralded pure-state single-photon sources based upon spontaneous nonlinear optical interactions - parametric down conversion in a bulk second-order nonlinear optical crystal and four-wave mixing in photonic-crystal fiber. Time-multiplexed photon-number resolving detection is discussed. A phase-sensitive photon-counting detector, with configurable positive operator-value measures, based upon time-multiplexed avalanche photodiodes is described. Characterization of quantum detectors using techniques similar to state and process tomography is reviewed. Experimental characterization of an avalanche photodiode is presented as an example.
KW - detector tomography
KW - photon-number-resolving detectors
KW - Single photon sources
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U2 - 10.1142/9789814282345_0014
DO - 10.1142/9789814282345_0014
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84903700929
SN - 9814282332
SN - 9789814282338
T3 - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy, ICOLS 2009
SP - 148
EP - 157
BT - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy, ICOLS 2009
PB - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
T2 - 19th International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy, ICOLS 2009
Y2 - 7 June 2009 through 12 June 2009
ER -