Experimental reconstruction of photon statistics without photon counting.
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چکیده
Experimental reconstructions of photon number distributions of both continuous-wave and pulsed light beams are reported. Our scheme is based on on/off avalanche photo-detection assisted by maximum-likelihood estimation and does not involve photon counting. Reconstructions of the distribution for both semiclassical and quantum states of light are reported for single-mode as well as for multi-mode beams.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 95 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005