Gerrits, T.
, Glancy, S.
and Nam, S.
(2011),
A balanced homodyne detector and local oscillator shaping for measuring optical Schrödinger cat states, SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing 2011, Orlando, FL, [online], https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885486
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A balanced homodyne detector and local oscillator shaping for measuring optical Schrödinger cat states
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We present our implementation of an optical homodyne detector used to measure optical Schrödinger cat states. We show how we minimized the losses and mode-mismatches associated with homodyne detection, which become important when measuring non-classical states of light. We present a pulse shaping scheme applied to the local oscillator to improve its temporal mode overlap with the non-classical state.Proceedings Title
SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing 2011
Volume
8033
Conference Dates
April 25-29, 2011
Conference Location
Orlando, FL
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Conferences
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Keywords
homodyne detection, optical Schrödinger cat states, squeezed vacuum
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