Title :
Photon Statistics by Low Resolution-Threshold Photodetectors
Author :
Zambra, Guido ; Allevi, Alessia ; Bondani, Maria ; Paris, Matteo G.A. ; Andreoni, Alessandra
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Fisica, UniversitÃ\xa0 degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria, 16 - 20133 Milano, Italy, guido.zambra@uninsubria.it; Dipartimento di Fisica e Matematica, UniversitÃ\xa0 degli Studi dell´´insubria and C.N.R-I.N.F.M. via Valleggio, 11 - 22100 Co
Abstract :
Maximum-likelihood method allows the reconstruction of single-peaked photon statistics by using realistic photodetectors having low quantum efficiencies and discriminating between zero, one and more than one detected photons. Higher efficiencies are needed for multi-peaked statistics.
Keywords :
Convolution; Detectors; Maximum likelihood detection; Photodetectors; Photonics; Probability; Quantum mechanics; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801375
