Nonlinearity in single photon detection: modeling and quantum tomography
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Mohsen K Akhlaghi1, A Hamed Majedi, Jeff S Lundeen
1Institute for Quantum Computing and ECE Department,University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada. mkeshava@maxwell.uwaterloo.ca
Abstract:
Single Photon Detectors are integral to quantum optics and quantum information. Superconducting Nanowire based detectors exhibit new levels of performance, but have no accepted quantum optical model that is valid for multiple input photons. By performing Detector Tomography, we improve the recently proposed model [M.K. Akhlaghi and A.H. Majedi, IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 19, 361 (2009)] and also investigate the manner in which these detectors respond nonlinearly to light, a valuable feature for some applications. We develop a device independent model for Single Photon Detectors that incorporates this nonlinearity.
