Absolute calibration of photon-number-resolving detectors with an analog output using twin beams

Jan Perina; Ondrej Haderka; Alessia Allevi; Maria Bondani

doi:10.1063/1.4863433

Absolute calibration of photon-number-resolving detectors with an analog output using twin beams

Quantum Physics 2015-06-18 v1

Authors: Jan Perina , Ondrej Haderka , Alessia Allevi , Maria Bondani

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Abstract

A method for absolute calibration of a photon-number resolving detector producing analog signals as the output is developed using a twin beam. The method gives both analog-to-digital conversion parameters and quantum detection efficiency for the photon fields. Characteristics of the used twin beam are also obtained. A simplified variant of the method applicable to fields with high signal to noise ratios and suitable for more intense twin beams is suggested.

Keywords

photon-number-resolving detector absolute calibration analog output twin beams quantum detection efficiency analog-to-digital conversion signal to noise ratio

Cite

@article{arxiv.1401.6071,
  title  = {Absolute calibration of photon-number-resolving detectors with an analog output using twin beams},
  author = {Jan Perina and Ondrej Haderka and Alessia Allevi and Maria Bondani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.6071},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures

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