Incomplete Detection of Nonclassical Phase-Space Distributions

We implement the direct sampling of negative phase-space functions via unbalanced homodyne measurement using click-counting detectors. The negativities significantly certify nonclassical light in the high-loss regime using a small number of detectors which cannot resolve individual photons. We apply...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Bohmann, M, Tiedau, J, Bartley, T, Sperling, J, Silberhorn, C, Vogel, W
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 13.02.2018
Subjects
Detectors
Photons
Physics - Quantum Physics
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Summary:We implement the direct sampling of negative phase-space functions via unbalanced homodyne measurement using click-counting detectors. The negativities significantly certify nonclassical light in the high-loss regime using a small number of detectors which cannot resolve individual photons. We apply our method to heralded single-photon states and experimentally demonstrate the most significant certification of nonclassicality for only two detection bins. By contrast, the frequently applied Wigner function fails to indicate such quantum characteristics for the quantum efficiencies present in our setup. In addition, it would require ideal photon-number resolution. Hence, we realize a robust, reliable, and resource-efficient approach to characterize nonclassical light in phase space under realistic conditions.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1711.10962