447 research outputs found
Conditional generation of an arbitrary superposition of coherent states
We present a scheme to conditionally generate an arbitrary superposition of a
pair of coherent states from a squeezed vacuum by means of the modified photon
subtraction where a coherent state ancilla and two on/off type detectors are
used. We show that, even including realistic imperfections of the detectors,
our scheme can generate a target state with a high fidelity. The amplitude of
the generated states can be amplified by conditional homodyne detections.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
Multiphoton discrimination at telecom wavelength with charge integration photon detector
We present a charge integration photon detector (CIPD) that enables the
efficient measurement of photon number states at the telecom-fiber wavelengths
with a quantum efficiency of 80% and a resolution less than 0.5 electrons at 1
Hz sampling. The CIPD consists of an InGaAs PIN photodiode and a GaAs JFET in a
charge integration amplifier, which is cooled to 4.2 K to reduce thermal noise
and leakage current. The charge integration amplifier exhibits a low noise
level of 470 nV/Hz1/2. The dark count is as low as 500 electrons/hour.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for Applied Physics letter
Large amplitude coherent state superposition generated by a time-separated two-photon subtraction from a continuous wave squeezed vacuum
Theoretical analysis is given for a two-photon subtraction from a continuous
wave (CW) squeezed vacuum with finite time separation between two detection
events. In the CW photon subtraction process, the generated states are
inevitably described by temporal mutimode states. Our approach is based on
Schr\"{o}dinger picture which provides mathematically simple forms and an
intuitive understanding of its multimode structure. We show that, in our
process, the photon subtracted squeezed vacuum is generated in two temporal
modes and one of these modes acts as an ancillary mode to make the other one a
large amplitude coherent state superposition.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
Experimental Determination of the Gain Distribution of an Avalanche Photodiode at Low Gains
A measurement system for determining the gain distributions of avalanche
photodiodes (APDs) in a low gain range is presented. The system is based on an
ultralow-noise charge--sensitive amplifier and detects the output carriers from
an APD. The noise of the charge--sensitive amplifier is as low as 4.2 electrons
at a sampling rate of 200 Hz. The gain distribution of a commercial Si APD with
low average gains are presented, demonstrating the McIntyre theory in the low
gain range.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure
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