Title :
High-stability time-domain balanced homodyne detector for ultrafast optical pulse applications
Author :
Cooper, Merlin ; Söller, Christoph ; Smith, Brian J.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
We present a broadband high-efficiency balanced homodyne detector exhibiting unparalleled stability and signal-to-noise characteristics. Quantum state tomography of a weak coherent state demonstrates the detector capability in the quantum regime.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; homodyne detection; light coherence; optical noise; photodetectors; quantum optics; broadband high-efficiency balanced homodyne detector; detector capability; high-stability time-domain balanced homodyne detector; quantum regime; quantum state tomography; signal-to-noise characteristics; ultrafast optical pulse applications; unparalleled stability; weak coherent state; Detectors; Elementary particle vacuum; Laser stability; Noise; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
