COMPONENTS FOR MULTI-PHOTON NON-CLASSICAL STATE PREPARATION AND MEASUREMENT

G. PUENTES, L. ZHANG, H. COLDENSTRODT-RONGE, O. COHEN, B. J. SMITH, N. THOMAS-PETER, AND I. A. WALMSLEY

Laser Spectroscopy

World Scientific

Año: 2010; p. 148 - 157

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. Read More: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789814282345_0014