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Third- and fourth-order coherences measured with a multi-element superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

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Author(s)

Martin J. Stevens, Burm Baek, Eric Dauler, Andrew J. Kerman, Richard J. Molnar, Scott A. Hamilton, Karl Berggren, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam

Abstract

We demonstrate a technique for measuring third- and fourth-order coherences using a multi-element detector consisting of four independent, interleaved superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors, and observe strong bunching from a chaotic light source.
Proceedings Title
Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference Dates
May 31-June 5, 2009
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD

Keywords

Coherent optical effects, Photon statistics

Citation

Stevens, M. , Baek, B. , Dauler, E. , Kerman, A. , Molnar, R. , Hamilton, S. , Berggren, K. , Mirin, R. and Nam, S. (2009), Third- and fourth-order coherences measured with a multi-element superconducting nanowire single-photon detector, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics and International Quantum Electronics Conference, Baltimore, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=901153 (Accessed April 26, 2024)
Created May 29, 2009, Updated February 19, 2017