Detector-Independent Verification of Quantum Light
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We introduce a method for the verification of nonclassical light which is independent of the complex interaction between the generated light and the material of the detectors. This is accomplished by means of a multiplexing arrangement. Its theoretical description yields that the coincidence statistics of this measurement layout is a mixture of multinomial distributions for any classical light field and any type of detector. This allows us to formulate bounds on the statistical properties of classical states. We apply our directly accessible method to heralded multiphoton states which are detected with a single multiplexing step only and two detectors, which are in our work superconducting transition-edge sensors. The nonclassicality of the generated light is verified and characterized through the violation of the classical bounds without the need for characterizing the used detectors.
Date Issued
2017-04-21
Date Acceptance
2017-04-05
Citation
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2017, 118 (16)
ISSN
0031-9007
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Volume
118
Issue
16
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Identifier
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Grant Number
EP/K034480/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
STATES
TOMOGRAPHY
RESOLUTION
FIELDS
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 163602