Exploiting the wide dynamic range of silicon photomultipliers for quantum optics applications
Silvia Cassina, Alessia Allevi, V. Mascagna, M. Prest, E. Vallazza, Maria Bondani
Abstract
Abstract Silicon photomultipliers are photon-number-resolving detectors endowed with hundreds of cells enabling them to reveal high-populated quantum optical states. In this paper, we address such a goal by showing the possible acquisition strategies that can be adopted and discussing their advantages and limitations. In particular, we determine the best acquisition solution in order to properly reveal the nature, either classical or nonclassical, of mesoscopic quantum optical states.
Topics & Concepts
Mesoscopic physicsSilicon photomultiplierPhysicsPhotonDetectorQuantumOptoelectronicsPhotomultiplierQuantum opticsOpticsQuantum mechanicsScintillatorRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchQuantum Information and Cryptography