Calibration of second-order correlation functions for non-stationary sources with a multi-start multi-stop time-to-digital converter

A novel high-throughput second-order-correlation measurement system is developed which records and makes use of all the arrival times of photons detected at both start and stop detectors. This system is suitable particularly for a light source having a high photon flux and a long coherence time sinc...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2005-03
Main Authors: Choi, Wonshik, Lee, Moonjoo, Ye-Ryoung, Lee, Park, Changsoon, Jai-Hyung, Lee, An, Kyungwon, Fang-Yen, C, Dasari, R R, Feld, M S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Converters
Correlation analysis
Detectors
Photon counters
Photons
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Summary:A novel high-throughput second-order-correlation measurement system is developed which records and makes use of all the arrival times of photons detected at both start and stop detectors. This system is suitable particularly for a light source having a high photon flux and a long coherence time since it is more efficient than conventional methods by an amount equal to the product of the count rate and the correlation time of the light source. We have used this system in carefully investigating the dead time effects of detectors and photon counters on the second-order correlation function in the two-detector configuration. For a non-stationary light source, distortion of original signal was observed at high photon flux. A systematic way of calibrating the second-order correlation function has been devised by introducing a concept of an effective dead time of the entire measurement system.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0411212