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Frontiers in Optics

Photon Temporal Correlations Measured Using a Dual-Channel Upconversion Detector

Paulina S. Kuo, Jason S. Pelc, Oliver Slattery, M. M. Fejer, Xiao Hong Tang

Published Jan 1, 2012• 2 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate application of a dual-channel upconversion detector as a beamsplitter that preserves photon statistics. We use this beamsplitter to characterize temporal correlations of photons from coherent and pseudo-thermal sources.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2012.fth4b.1

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