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Area of Science:

  • Quantum optics
  • Quantum information science
  • Phase-space representations

Background:

  • Characterizing quantum states of light is crucial for quantum technologies.
  • Reconstructing phase-space distributions is challenging due to detector imperfections and required detailed models.
  • Existing methods often rely on specific detector knowledge, limiting their applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a measurement scheme for reconstructing phase-space distributions independent of detector specifics.
  • To generalize existing quasiprobability distributions, like the Wigner function.
  • To enable robust characterization of quantum light states.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of a novel measurement scheme for detector-agnostic phase-space distribution reconstruction.
  • Implementation of the protocol using transition-edge sensors without prior characterization.
  • Application to heralded single- and two-photon states.

Main Results:

  • Successful reconstruction of phase-space distributions for arbitrary quantum states.
  • Demonstration of detector-agnostic characterization of light.
  • Revealed characteristic phase-space features of single- and two-photon states.
  • Certified nonclassicality of these states with high statistical significance.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method overcomes limitations of detector-dependent characterization.
  • Detector-agnostic phase-space distributions offer a generalized and practical approach.
  • This technique facilitates the study and certification of nonclassical light states.