Experimental nonclassicality of single-photon-added thermal light states
Anno: 2007
Autori: Zavatta A., Parigi V., Bellini M.
Affiliazione autori: CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Department of Physics, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy;
LENS, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Florence, Italy
Abstract: We report the experimental realization and tomographic analysis of quantum light states obtained by exciting a classical thermal field by a single photon. Such states, although completely incoherent, possess a tunable degree of quantumness which is here exploited to put to a stringent experimental test some of the criteria proposed for the proof and the measurement of state nonclassicality. The quantum character of the states is also given in quantum information terms by evaluating the amount of entanglement that they can produce.
Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume: 75 (5) Da Pagina: 052106-1 A: 052106-6
Parole chiavi:
Photons; Quantum theory; Thermal effects; Tomography, Incoherent states; Quantum characters; Quantum information; Quantum light states, Excited statesDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.052106Citazioni: 214dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-28Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui