Title :
Homodyne state tomography with photon number resolving detectors
Author :
Puentes, Graciana ; Lundeen, Jeff S. ; Branderhorst, Matthijs P A ; Coldenstrodt-Ronge, Hendrik B. ; Smith, Brian J. ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ., Oxford
Abstract :
We introduce a complete tomographic reconstruction scheme geared toward low photon-number states. To demonstrate this method we reconstruct various single-mode coherent states.
Keywords :
homodyne detection; optical tomography; photon counting; homodyne state tomography; photon number resolving detectors; tomographic reconstruction scheme; Arm; Detectors; EMP radiation effects; Laboratories; Laser beams; Maximum likelihood estimation; Quantum mechanics; Single photon emission computed tomography; State estimation; Statistics; (270.5570) Quantum detectors; (270.5585) Quantum information and processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
