Title :
Third-order antibunching from an imperfect single-photon source
Author :
Stevens, Martin J. ; Glancy, Scott ; Nam, Sae Woo ; Mirin, Richard P.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We measure second- and third-order coherences of an imperfect single-photon source. The magnitude of third-order antibunching indicates that imperfect second-order antibunching results from background emission with Poissonian photon number statistics. Work of the United States government, not subject to U.S. copyright.
Keywords :
light coherence; Poissonian photon number statistics; background emission; imperfect single-photon source; third-order antibunching; Coherence; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical filters; Photonics; Quantum dot lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
