• DocumentCode
    689996
  • Title

    Generation of photon-number states using repetitive parametric downconversion and conditional measurement

  • Author

    Glebov, Boris L. ; Fan, Jintao ; Migdall, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Joint Quantum Inst., Univ. of Maryland, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    In a Monte Carlo simulation, we feedback with conditional measurements and a multiple-step spontaneous parametric downconversion process to generate number-squeezed photonic states with sub-Poissonian variance. A 12 photon state is demonstrated with a success rate of 30%.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; Poisson distribution; optical frequency conversion; optical squeezing; Monte Carlo simulation; multiple-step spontaneous parametric downconversion; number-squeezed photonic states; photon-number states; subPoissonian variance; Cavity resonators; Detectors; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834387