The Quantum Gaussian-Schell Model: A Link Between Classical and Quantum Optics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.09868v1
• Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:00:05 GMT
• Title: The Quantum Gaussian-Schell Model: A Link Between Classical and Quantum Optics
• Authors: Riley B. Dawkins, Mingyuan Hong, Chenglong You, Omar S. Magana-Loaiza,
• Abstract summary: We show the extraction of the constituent multiphoton quantum systems of a partially coherent light field. Our findings establish a fundamental bridge between the classical and quantum worlds.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The quantum theory of the electromagnetic field uncovered that classical forms of light were indeed produced by distinct superpositions of nonclassical multiphoton wavepackets. Specifically, partially coherent light represents the most common kind of classical light. Here, for the first time, we demonstrate the extraction of the constituent multiphoton quantum systems of a partially coherent light field. We shift from the realm of classical optics to the domain of quantum optics via a quantum representation of partially coherent light using its complex-Gaussian statistical properties. Our formulation of the quantum Gaussian-Schell model unveils the possibility of performing photon-number-resolving detection to isolate the constituent quantum multiphoton wavepackets of a classical light field. We experimentally verified the coherence properties of isolated vacuum systems and wavepackets with up to sixteen photons. Our findings not only demonstrate the possibility of observing quantum properties of classical macroscopic objects, but also establish a fundamental bridge between the classical and quantum worlds.

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