Detection of photon statistics and multimode field correlations by Raman processes

Glauber’s g (2) -function provides a common measure of quantum field statistics through two-photon coincidence counting in Hanbury Brown–Twiss measurements. Here, we propose to use nonlinear optical signals as a tool for the characterization of quantum light. In particular, we show that Raman measur...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 2021-03, Vol.154 (10)
Main Authors: Schlawin, Frank, Dorfman, Konstantin E., Mukamel, Shaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
Coincidence counting
General relativity
Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect
INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Optical metrology
Optical phase matching
Optical phenomena, systems and models
Physics
Quantum correlations
Quantum information
Quantum state
Raman scattering
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Summary:Glauber’s g (2) -function provides a common measure of quantum field statistics through two-photon coincidence counting in Hanbury Brown–Twiss measurements. Here, we propose to use nonlinear optical signals as a tool for the characterization of quantum light. In particular, we show that Raman measurements provide an alternative direct probe for a different component of the four-point correlation function underlying the g (2) -function. We illustrate this capacity for a specific quantum state obtained from a frequency conversion process. Our work points out how the analysis of controlled optical nonlinear processes can provide an alternative window toward the analysis of quantum light sources.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690