Published March 2005 | Version v1
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High-efficiency quantum-nondemolition single-photon-number-resolving detector

Creators

  • 1. National Institute of Informatics, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430 (Japan)
  • 2. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Filton Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8QZ (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 13837 175th Place NE, Redmond, Washington 98052-2180 (United States)

Description

We discuss an approach to the problem of creating a photon-number-resolving detector using the giant Kerr nonlinearities available in electromagnetically induced transparency. Our scheme can implement a photon-number quantum-nondemolition measurement with high efficiency (∼99%) using fewer than 1600 atoms embedded in a dielectric waveguide

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.71.033819;
arXiv
arXiv:quant-ph/0310066v3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 033819-033819.4
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36090112
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; INFORMATION THEORY; KERR EFFECT; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OPACITY; PHOTONS; WAVEGUIDES
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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