2012/03/31 by Kaisa Laiho, Malte Avenhaus, Christine Silberhorn · 11 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Algorithm #Factorial #Independence (probability theory) #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Mathematical analysis #Phase (matter) #Phase space #Photon #Physics #Quantum #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum mechanics #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #State (computer science) #Statistical physics #Statistics #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/14/10/105011
published in New Journal of Physics 14(10), 105011 (IOP Publishing) · Extended version, 12 pages, 5 figures
openalex publication_date 2012/10/10 · arxiv created 2012/10/16 · arxiv updated 2012/10/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
We investigate up to the fourth order normalized factorial moments of free-propagating and pulsed single photons displaced in phase space in a phase-averaged manner. Due to their loss independence, these moments offer expedient methods for quantum optical state characterization. We examine quantum features of the prepared displaced states, retrieve information on their photon-number content and study the reliability of the state reconstruction method used.