Multiple-photon resolving fiber-loop detector

Journal Article · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.061801· OSTI ID:20636512

Rehacek, J; Hradil, Z; Haderka, O; Perina, J Jr; Hamar, M ^[1]

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1. Department of Optics, Palacky University, 17 Listopadu 50, 772 00 Olomouc (Czech Republic)

We show first reconstructions of the photon-number distribution obtained with a multichannel fiber-loop detector. Apart from analyzing the statistics of light pulses this device can serve as a sophisticated postselection device for experiments in quantum optics and quantum information. We quantify its efficiency by means of the Fisher information and compare it to the efficiency of the ideal photodetector.

• OSTI ID: 20636512
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.061801; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DISTRIBUTION
EFFICIENCY
INFORMATION
INFORMATION THEORY
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
OPTICAL FIBERS
OPTICS
PHOTODETECTORS
PHOTONS
PULSES
QUANTUM MECHANICS
STATISTICS
VISIBLE RADIATION