Title :
Quantum tomography of the triphoton polarisation state on the Poincaré sphere
Author :
Shalm, L.K. ; Adamson, R.B. ; Zhang, A. ; Steinberg, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
We present reconstructions of Wigner-like distributions for the polarisation state of three indistinguishable photons on the generalized Poincae sphere. We study a variety of states, including spin-squeezed and entangled states, and compare their phase sensitivity.
Keywords :
Poincare mapping; Wigner distribution; light polarisation; optical squeezing; optical tomography; quantum entanglement; Poincare sphere; Wigner-like distributions; entangled states; quantum tomography; spin squeezed state; three indistinguishable photons; triphoton polarisation state; Equations; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Tomography; (270.4180) Multiphoton processes; (270.5290) Photon statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628999
