Title :
Two photon counting: theory and experiment
Author :
Boitier, F. ; Godard, A. ; Rosencher, E. ; Fabre, C.
Author_Institution :
French Aerosp. Lab., DMPH Onera, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Two-photon counting distributions of different optical sources are experimentally studied using third-order optical nonlinearity in a GaAs detector. Semiclassical as well as quantum theories are presented in order to explain our results.
Keywords :
Absorption; Bandwidth; Gallium arsenide; Histograms; Nonlinear optics; Optical detectors; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Physics; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
