Measurement of amplitude probability distributions for photon-number- operator eigenstates

B. Yurke, D. Stoler

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Abstract

A homodyne detector measures a field-amplitude component of the incoming signal. If the incoming signal is in an n-photon eigenstate the homodyne detector's output probability distribution exhibits n fringes. Here the degree to which the visibility of these fringes is degraded by a homodyne detector with less than unit quantum efficiency is evaluated. An experiment employing conjugate pairs of photons generated via a parametric down conversion or four-wave mixing is proposed by which these fringes could be observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1955-1958
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987
Externally publishedYes

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