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Journal of Modern Optics

Photon statistics of pulsed parametric light

P. R. Tapster, J. G. Rarity

Published Mar 1, 1998• 92 citations
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Abstract

We calculate and measure the photon statistics of weak light pulses emitted in the process of pulsed parametric down-conversion. We find photon bunching as expected from a chaotic light source when viewed through a narrow-band filter.
DOI
10.1080/09500349808231917

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