Title :
Interferometry with a photon-number resolving detector
Author :
Wildfeuer, Christoph F. ; Pearlman, Aaron J. ; Chen, Jun ; Fan, Jingyun ; Migdall, Alan ; Dowling, Jonathan P.
Author_Institution :
Hearne Inst. for Theor. Phys., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Abstract :
With photon-number resolving detectors, we show compression of interference fringes with increasing photon numbers for both Michelson and Fabry-Perot interferometers. We also theoretically show supersensitivity for nonclassical light.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; Michelson interferometers; photodetectors; quantum optics; Fabry-Perot interferometer; Michelson Interferometry; interference fringe compression; photon-number resolving detector; Interference; Interferometers; Laser beams; NIST; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Phase detection; Quantum mechanics; (120.3180) Interferometry; (270.5570) Quantum optics, quantum detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
