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Ultrabroadband, Direct Detection of Nonclassical Photon Statistics in Parametric Fluorescence at Telecom Wavelength

Kentaro Wakui, Yujiro Eto, Tetsufumi Yanagida, Hugo Benichi, Shuro Izumi, Kazuhiro Ema, Takayuki Numata, Daiji Fukuda, Masahide Sasaki

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

Ultrabroadband photon-number-resolving detection is demonstrated for parametric fluorescence ranging over 150 nm in the telecom window, using a Ti transition edge sensor. Our results violate Klyshko’s classical limit for even photon numbers.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2013.qm4l.4

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