s-Parameterized photocount formula

Employing the s-ordered operator expansion formula and the technique of integration within s-ordered product of operators, we derive a new photocount formula for general parameter s, which can unify the two quantum-mechanical photocount formulas in Opt. Lett. 33, 433 (2008). It brings convenience to photocount’s calculation when system’s density operator is known. The s-parameterized photocount formula for pure number state density operator is firstly derived.     

Quantum mechanical photoncount formula derived by entangled state representation

By introducing the thermo entangled state representation,we derive four new photocount distribution formulas for a given light field density operator.It is shown that these new formulas,which are convenient to calculate the photocount,can be expressed as integrations over a Laguerre-Gaussian function with a characteristic function,Wigner function,Q-function and P-function,respectively.     

s-Parameterized phase space distribution for describing no counts registered on a photonic detector

By introducing the generalized Wigner operator for s-parameterized quasiprobability distribution and employing the technique of integration within ordered product (IWOP) of operators (normally ordered, Weyl ordered or antinormally ordered), we derive two new quantum-mechanical formulas for describing no counts registered on a photonic detector when a light field’s density operator ρ is known, one involves ρ’s s-parameterized distribution function, and the other involves ρ’s coherent state mean value, when these information is known then using the new formulas to calculate no-photocount would be convenient.     

Photocount statistics in mesoscopic optics

We report the first observation of the impact of mesoscopic fluctuations on the photocount statistics of coherent light scattered in a random medium. A Poisson photocount distribution of the incident light widens and gains additional asymmetry upon transmission through a suspension of small dielectric spheres. The effect is only appreciable when the average number n of photocounts becomes comparable or larger than the effective dimensionless conductance g of the sample.     

Multi-variable special polynomials using an operator ordering method

Using an operator ordering method for some commutative superposition operators, we introduce two new multi-variable special polynomials and their generating functions, and present some new operator identities and integral formulas involving the two special polynomials. Instead of calculating complicated partial differential, we use the special polynomials and their generating functions to concisely address the normalization, photocount distributions and Wigner distributions of several quantum states that can be realized physically, the results of which provide real convenience for further investigating the properties and applications of these states.     

Photocount statistics of chaotic lasers

We derive the photocount statistics of the radiation emitted from a chaotic laser resonator in the regime of single-mode lasing. Random spatial variations of the resonator eigenfunctions lead to strong mode-to-mode fluctuations of the laser emission. The distribution of the mean photocount over an ensemble of modes changes qualitatively at the lasing transition, and displays up to three peaks above the lasing threshold.     

Photocount distribution from the coherent signal recorded by a detector with variable efficiency against the background of noise

We consider the problem of photocount distribution of an optical photodetector which records the coherent radiation field β(t) against the background of normal Markov noise α(t). We generalize the well-known Mandel formula describing the probability P(n) of detecting n photocounts over the time interval (0, T) to the case where the quantum efficiency ε(t) of the detector depends on time. The influence of the variable efficiency ε(t) on the photocount distribution P(n) is analyzed. The results are compared with the case where ε(t)≡1. Kharkov State Polytechnical University, Kharkov, Ukraine. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol.43, No.1, pp. 71–82, September, 2000.     

Manipulation of photon statistics of highly degenerate incoherent radiation

Highly degenerate incoherent radiation has a Gaussian density matrix and a large occupation number of modes f. If it is passed through a weakly transmitting barrier, its counting statistics is close to Poissonian. We show that a second identical barrier, in series with the first, drastically modifies the statistics. The variance of the photocount is increased above the mean by a factor f times a numerical coefficient. The photocount distribution reaches a limiting form with a Gaussian body and highly asymmetric tails. These are general consequences of the combination of weak transmission and multiple scattering.     

The Photon-Number Distribution of the Lasers with Binomial Pump Model

A method on how to take into account pump statistics and spontaneous atomic decays when calculating the photon-number distribution of lasers in photon-number representation is presented. The intracavity phonon-number and extracavity photocount distributions with binomial pump and spontaneous atomic decays are calculated. In two limit cases, the results of calculations transit respectively to the photon-number distributions of systems with common Poissonian pump and regular pump, and both with the spontaneous atomic decays being suppressed.     

Dead time corrections to photocounts and clipped correlations of Gaussian light

A general method of dealing with the photocount distribution is proposed when dead time effects are to be taken into account. The clipped correlations of photocounts are investigated in detail and pointwise bounds for the correlation functions are explicitly provided when the dead times are not necessarily small compared to the sample time.     

Direct observation of nonclassical photon statistics in parametric down-conversion

We employ a high quantum efficiency photon number counter to determine the photon number distribution of the output field from a parametric down-converter. The raw photocount data directly demonstrates that the source is nonclassical by 40 standard deviations, and correcting for the quantum efficiency yields a direct observation of oscillations in the photon number distribution.     

Nonclassicality of photon-modulated spin coherent states in the Holstein—Primakoff realization

Two new photon-modulated spin coherent states (SCSs) are introduced by operating the spin ladder operators J_± on the ordinary SCS in the Holstein-Primakoff realization and the nonclassicality is exhibited via their photon number distribution, second-order correlation function, photocount distribution and negativity of Wigner distribution. Analytical results show that the photocount distribution is a Bernoulli distribution and the Wigner functions are only associated with two-variable Hermite polynomials. Compared with the ordinary SCS, the photon-modulated SCSs exhibit more stronger nonclassicality in certain regions of the photon modulated number k and spin number j, which means that the nonclassicality can be enhanced by selecting suitable parameters.     

Absolute detector calibration using twin beams

A method for the determination of absolute quantum detection efficiency is suggested based on the measurement of photocount statistics of twin beams. The measured histograms of joint signal-idler photocount statistics allow us to eliminate an additional noise superimposed on an ideal calibration field composed of only photon pairs. This makes the method superior above other approaches presently used. Twin beams are described using a paired variant of quantum superposition of signal and noise.     

Reflection and transmission coefficients of electromagnetic waves with different polarizations on a one-dimensional layer of an inhomogeneity of the medium

We have obtained strict formulas (without approximations) for the reflection and transmission coefficients of electromagnetic waves with an arbitrary polarization in an isotropic medium with a one-dimensional layer of an inhomogeneity of an arbitrary profile playing the role of a transition layer between two different homogeneous media. Since these formulas involve values that are found by numerically integrating the first-order ordinary differential equations, the result of this paper is a fast and convenient method for calculating the above coefficients. The calculated results for two particular cases are given. An analytical limiting passage from the obtained formulas to the particular case of a sharp interface between the media (i.e., to known Fresnel formulas) is presented.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 1075–1086, September, 1996.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research.     

Evaluation of the Autocorrelation Function from Measurement of the Photocount Distribution

This paper establishes a clear relation between the photocount distribution (PCD) of a low light level signal and its autocorrelation function (AC). The conclusion is that the evaluation of the AC from the measurement of the PCD is equivalent to that of the AC. Although the signal to noise ratio decreases when AC evaluation is obtained from PCD measurements, this technique allows AC values to be obtained more quickly and easily. Theoretical evaluation of the variances involved in these measurements and a simulation checking procedure are also described.     

Fine structure of the soliton signal in the magnetic chain in an external magnetic field near a critical value

As is known, there is a critical magnetic field which separates two principally different zones for the soliton signal propagation in magnetic chains, the sine-Gordon zone and the Heisenberg zone. We investigate the fine structure of these signals in a neighborhood of the critical field with nonzero soliton velocity. Explicit formulas both for the azimuthal kink and meridional soliton are obtained. These formulas take into account the nonlinear interaction of soliton structures. Dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Borovikov     

Correlations in photon-numbers and integrated intensities in parametric processes involving three optical fields

Two strongly-pumped parametric interactions are simultaneously realized in a single nonlinear crystal in order to generate three strongly correlated optical fields. By combining together the outputs of two of the three detectors measuring intensities of the generated fields, we obtain the joint photocount statistics between the single field and the sum of the other two. We apply a microscopic quantum theory developed earlier to determine the joint photon-number distribution and the joint quasi-distributions of integrated intensities and prove nonclassical nature of the three-mode state. Finally, by performing a conditional measurement on the single field, we obtain a state endowed with a sub-Poissonian statistics, as testified by the analysis of the conditional Fano factor. The role of quantum detection efficiencies in this conditional state-preparation method is discussed in detail.     

Photocount statistics of Gaussian light of time limited spectral profile

The letter presents a general method of arriving at the generating function of the photocount distribution corresponding to Gaussian light characterised by time limited spectral profile.     

Generalized photon-added coherent state and its quantum statistical properties

In this paper, we propose a class of the generalized photon-added coherent states (GPACSs) obtained by repeatedly operating the combination of Bosonic creation and annihilation operatoes on the coherent state. The normalization factor of GPACS is related to Hermite polynomial. We also derive the explicit expressions of its statistical properties such as photocount distribution, Wigner function and tomogram and investigate their behaviour as the photon-added number varies graphically. It is found that GPACS is a kind of nonclassical state since Wigner function exhibits the negativity by increasing the photon-added number.