Estimation of photon number distribution and derivative characteristics of photon-pair sources
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.04217v2
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 07:24:36 GMT
- Title: Estimation of photon number distribution and derivative characteristics of photon-pair sources
- Authors: Sang Min Lee,
- Abstract summary: We theoretically describe the effects of different filterings, losses, and noise counts on the photon number distribution and related characteristics.
We discuss the accuracy of the calculated characteristics from the estimated (or reconstructed) photon number distribution through repeated simulations and bootstrapped experimental data.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: The evaluation of a photon-pair source employs characteristic metrics like the photon-pair generation rate, heralding efficiency, and second-order correlation function, all of which are determined by the photon number distribution of the source. The photon number distribution, however, can be altered due to spectral or spatial filtering and optical losses, leading to changes in the above characteristics. In this paper, we theoretically describe the effects of different filterings, losses, and noise counts on the photon number distribution and related characteristics. From the theoretical description, an analytic expression for the effective mode number of the joint spectral density is also derived. Compared with previous methods for estimating the photon number distribution and characteristics, an improved methodology is introduced along with a suitable metric of accuracy for estimating the photon number distribution, focusing on photon-pair sources. We discuss the accuracy of the calculated characteristics from the estimated (or reconstructed) photon number distribution through repeated simulations and bootstrapped experimental data.
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