Nondestructive photon counting in waveguide QED
Daniel Malz, J. I. Cirac
Abstract
The authors propose to use arrays of multilevel atoms coupled to waveguides as photon detectors capable of resolving the number of photons. Both destructive and nondestructive detectors can be constructed in this way
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsPhotonPhoton countingQuantum opticsPhotonicsAtom (system on chip)QubitExcited stateAtomic numberQuantum mechanicsMetastabilityFock stateState (computer science)Atomic physicsQuantumComputer scienceEmbedded systemAlgorithmQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum optics and atomic interactionsMechanical and Optical Resonators