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Tomography of Detectors Taking Dead Time into Account

Yu. I. Bogdanov, Konstantin G. Katamadze, N. A. Borshchevskaya, G. V. Avosopiants, Nadezhda A. Bogdanova, S. P. Kulik, Vladimir F. Lukichev

Published Jul 1, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using numerical simulation methods that take into account the dead time effect, algorithms are developed to calculate the detector’s response for photon fluxes with different photon number distributions, including the Poisson, Fock, and thermal distributions. Based on the results obtained, a detector tomography method is developed, as well as an algorithm for identifying the corresponding elements of a positive opera-tor-valued measure (POVM). Experimental studies using coherent states demonstrate close agreement between the calculation results and experimental data.

DOI
10.31857/s0544126923700369

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