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Modifying quantum optical states by zero-photon subtraction

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2112.11990v1
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:08:34 GMT
Title: Modifying quantum optical states by zero-photon subtraction
Authors: C.M. Nunn, J.D. Franson, and T.B. Pittman
Abstract summary: We experimentally investigate zero-photon subtraction (ZPS) using a wide variety of input states and conditional measurements. We find that SPS and ZPS can exhibit complementary behavior depending on the photon statistics of the input states.
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Abstract: The process of single-photon subtraction (SPS) is known to dramatically alter the properties of certain quantum optical states. Somewhat surprisingly, subtracting zero photons can also modify quantum states and has practical applications in quantum communication. Here we experimentally investigate zero-photon subtraction (ZPS) using a wide variety of input states and conditional measurements based on actively detecting zero photons in one output port of a variable beamsplitter. We find that SPS and ZPS can exhibit complementary behavior depending on the photon statistics of the input states, and highlight deeper connections with Mandel's $Q$-parameter for classifying quantum states.

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