Time-domain analysis of quantum states of light: Noise characterization and homodyne tomography

Year: 2002

Authors: Zavatta A., Bellini M., Ramazza PL., Marin F., Arecchi F.T.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy; Department of Systems and Computer Science, Universisty of Florence, Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica per la Materia, Unità di Firenze, Italy;
Department of Physics, University of Firenze, Italy

Abstract: We measured the time-domain quantum statistics of a pulsed, high-repetition-rate optical field by balanced homodyne detection. The measuring apparatus discriminates the time scales on which intrinsic quantum fluctuations prevail from those scales for which technical noise is overwhelming. A tomographic reconstruction. of weak coherent states with various average photon numbers demonstrates the potential ability of the system to measure high-repetition-rate, time-resolved signals. Possible extensions to other physical situations are discussed. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.

Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B: OPTICAL PHYSICS

Volume: 19 (5)      Pages from: 1189  to: 1194

KeyWords: Image reconstruction; Photons; Spurious signal noise; Time domain analysis; Tomography, Homodyne tomography, Quantum optics; Density-matrix; Photon statistocs; reconstruction
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001189

Citations: 70
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