Photon-number resolution using time-multiplexed single-photon detectors

dc.contributor.authorFitch, M. J.
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, B. C.
dc.contributor.authorPittman, Todd
dc.contributor.authorFranson, J.D.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-30T17:01:10Z
dc.date.available2020-07-30T17:01:10Z
dc.date.issued2003-10-10
dc.description.abstractPhoton-number-resolving detectors are needed for a variety of applications including linear-optics quantum computing. Here we describe the use of time-multiplexing techniques that allow ordinary single-photon detectors, such as silicon avalanche photodiodes, to be used as photon-number-resolving detectors. The ability of such a detector to correctly measure the number of photons for an incident number state is analyzed. The predicted results for an incident coherent state are found to be in good agreement with the results of a proof-of-principle experimental demonstration.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe acknowledge useful discussions with M. T. Lamar. This work was supported by ARO, NSA, ARDA, and IR&D funding.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.043814en_US
dc.format.extent6 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2jq0y-z1sq
dc.identifier.citationM. J. Fitch, B. C. Jacobs, T. B. Pittman, and J. D. Franson, Photon-number resolution using time-multiplexed single-photon detectors, Phys. Rev. A 68, 043814 (2003), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.043814en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.043814
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/19286
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society (APS)en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET)
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dc.titlePhoton-number resolution using time-multiplexed single-photon detectorsen_US
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