Soliton-collision interferometer for the quantum nondemolition measurement of photon number: numerical results

Journal Article · Thu Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Optics Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.15.000239· OSTI ID:6857055

Sakai, Y ^[1]; Hawkins, R J ^[2]; Friberg, S R ^[1]

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1. Basic Research Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180 (Japan) Telephone Corporation, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180 (Japan)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (USA)

Using analytic theory and numerical experiments, we show that a quantum nondemolition measurement of the photon number of optical solitons in a single-mode optical fiber can be made. We describe the soliton-collision interferometer with which we propose to make this measurement and discuss simulations of the performance of this interferometer.

• OSTI ID: 6857055
• Journal Information: Optics Letters; (USA), Vol. 15:4; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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