Photon statistics characterization of a single photon source
Quantum Physics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
n a recent experiment, we reported the time-domain intensity noise measurement of a single photon source relying on single molecule fluorescence control. In this article we present data processing, starting from photocount timestamps. The theoretical analytical expression of the time-dependent Mandel parameter Q(T) of an intermittent single photon source is derived from ON<->OFF dynamics . Finally, source intensity noise analysis using the Mandel parameter is quantitatively compared to the usual approach relying on the time autocorrelation function, both methods yielding the same molecular dynamical parameters.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0312084,
title = {Photon statistics characterization of a single photon source},
author = {Romain Alleaume and Francois Treussart and Jean-Michel Courty and Jean-Francois Roch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0312084},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
22 pages, 7 figures