Sub-Poissonian-light generation by postselection from twin beams

States with sub-Poissonian photon-number statistics obtained by post-selection from twin beams are experimentally generated. States with Fano factors down to 0.62 and mean photon numbers around 12 are reached. Their quasi-distributions of integrated intensities attaining negative values are reconstr...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 21; no. 16; p. 19387
Main Authors Peřina, Jan, Haderka, Ondřej, Michálek, Václav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 12.08.2013
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ISSN1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI10.1364/OE.21.019387

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Summary:States with sub-Poissonian photon-number statistics obtained by post-selection from twin beams are experimentally generated. States with Fano factors down to 0.62 and mean photon numbers around 12 are reached. Their quasi-distributions of integrated intensities attaining negative values are reconstructed. An intensified CCD camera with a quantum detection efficiency exceeding 20% is utilized both for post-selection and beam characterization. Experimental results are compared with theory that provides the optimum experimental conditions.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.21.019387