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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Generation of photon number states

Eleni Diamanti, Edo Waks A, Y. Yamamoto

Published Jan 1, 2004• 1 citation
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Abstract

The multi-photon counting capability of the Visible Light Photon Counter (VLPC), along with the process of parametric downconversion, is used to experimentally generate photon number states containing 1,2,3 and 4 photons with high fidelity.
DOI
10.1364/iqec.2004.imk1

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The visible light photon counter (VLPC) has the capability to discriminate photon number states, in contrast to conventional photon counters which can only detect the presence or absence of photons. We use this capability, along with the process of parametric down-conversion, to generate photon number states. We experimentally demonstrate generation of states containing 1, 2, 3 and 4 photons with high fidelity. We then explore the effect the detection efficiency of the VLPC has on the generation rate and fidelity of the created states.
The Visible Light Photon Counter (VLPC) has the capability to discriminate photon number states, in contrast to conventional photon counters which can only detect the presence or absence of photons. We use this capability, along with the process of parametric down-conversion, to generate photon number states. We first investigate single photon generation, using a modified Hanbury-Brown Twiss (HBT) intensity interferometer to verify the single photon nature of the light. We then use a second VLPC to experimentally demonstrate generation of 2,3 and 4 photons with high fidelity. We investigate the effect of the detection efficiency of the VLPC on the generation rate and fidelity of the created states.
The visible light photon counter (VLPC) features high quantum efficiency (QE) and low pulse height dispersion. These properties make it ideal for efficient photon-number state detection. The ability to perform efficient photon-number state detection is important in many quantum information processing applications, including recent proposals for performing quantum computation with linear optical elements. In this paper, we investigate the unique capabilities of the VLPC. The efficiency of the detector and cryogenic system is measured at 543 nm wavelengths to be 85%. A picosecond pulsed laser is then used to excite the detector with pulses having average photon numbers ranging from 3-5. The output of the VLPC is used to discriminate photon numbers in a pulse. The error probability for number state discrimination is an increasing function of the number of photons, due to buildup of multiplication noise. This puts an ultimate limit on the ability of the VLPC to do number state detection. For many applications, it is sufficient to discriminate between 1 and more than one detected photon. The VLPC can do this with 99% accuracy.