Mid-infrared homodyne balanced detector for quantum light characterization

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Mid-infrared homodyne balanced detector for quantum light characterization
المؤلفون: Gabbrielli, Tecla, Cappelli, Francesco, Bruno, Natalia, Corrias, Nicola, Borri, Simone, De Natale, Paolo, Zavatta, Alessandro
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Quantum Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Quantum Physics
الوصف: We present the characterization of a novel balanced homodyne detector operating in the mid-infrared. The challenging task of revealing non-classicality in mid-infrared light, e.~g. in quantum cascade lasers emission, requires a high-performance detection system. Through the intensity noise power spectral density analysis of the differential signal coming from the incident radiation, we show that our setup is shot-noise limited. We discuss the experimental results with a view to possible applications to quantum technologies, such as free-space quantum communication.
Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1364/OE.420990
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.08977
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2103.08977
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv