Title :
Full characterization of quantum optical detectors
Author :
Coldenstrodt-Ronge, H.B. ; Worsley, A.P. ; Lundeen, J.S. ; Feito, A. ; Pregnell, K.L. ; Silberhorn, Ch ; Mosley, P.J. ; Smith, B.J. ; Puentes, G. ; Thomas-Peter, N. ; Ralph, T.C. ; Eisert, J. ; Plenio, M.B. ; Walmsley, I.A.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
Full characterization of detectors in the quantum regime is presented. We determine the POVM elements of a photon-number-resolving detector. A method for precise calibration of detector efficiency is demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical sensors; quantum optics; POVM elements; photon-number-resolving detector; quantum optical detectors; Calibration; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Light sources; Optical detectors; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Probes; Sensor arrays; Tomography; Metrology; Optical standards and testing; Quantum detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292056
