Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera

Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera

The uses of a silicon-pixel camera with very good time resolution (∼nanosecond) for detecting multiple, bunched optical photons is explored. We present characteristics of the camera and describe experiments proving its counting capabilities. We use a spontaneous parametric down-conversion source to...

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Main Authors: Andrei Nomerotski, Michael Keach, Paul Stankus, Peter Svihra, Stephen Vintskevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
single photon counting
HOM effect
Tpx3Cam
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3475
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spelling doaj-e14fd80af56a48599db7ab55fe3207852020-11-25T03:20:05ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-06-01203475347510.3390/s20123475Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel CameraAndrei Nomerotski0Michael Keach1Paul Stankus2Peter Svihra3Stephen Vintskevich4Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USABrookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USABrookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USADepartment of Physics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague 115 19, Czech RepublicMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskii Per. 9, Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow, Moscow Region, RussiaThe uses of a silicon-pixel camera with very good time resolution (∼nanosecond) for detecting multiple, bunched optical photons is explored. We present characteristics of the camera and describe experiments proving its counting capabilities. We use a spontaneous parametric down-conversion source to generate correlated photon pairs, and exploit the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference effect in a fiber-coupled beam splitter to bunch the pair onto the same output fiber. It is shown that the time and spatial resolution of the camera enables independent detection of two photons emerging simultaneously from a single spatial mode.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3475single photon countingHOM effectTpx3Cam
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author Andrei Nomerotski
Michael Keach
Paul Stankus
Peter Svihra
Stephen Vintskevich
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Michael Keach
Paul Stankus
Peter Svihra
Stephen Vintskevich
Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera
Sensors
single photon counting
HOM effect
Tpx3Cam
author_facet Andrei Nomerotski
Michael Keach
Paul Stankus
Peter Svihra
Stephen Vintskevich
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title Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera
title_short Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera
title_full Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera
title_fullStr Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera
title_full_unstemmed Counting of Hong-Ou-Mandel Bunched Optical Photons Using a Fast Pixel Camera
title_sort counting of hong-ou-mandel bunched optical photons using a fast pixel camera
publisher MDPI AG
series Sensors
issn 1424-8220
publishDate 2020-06-01
description The uses of a silicon-pixel camera with very good time resolution (∼nanosecond) for detecting multiple, bunched optical photons is explored. We present characteristics of the camera and describe experiments proving its counting capabilities. We use a spontaneous parametric down-conversion source to generate correlated photon pairs, and exploit the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference effect in a fiber-coupled beam splitter to bunch the pair onto the same output fiber. It is shown that the time and spatial resolution of the camera enables independent detection of two photons emerging simultaneously from a single spatial mode.
topic single photon counting
HOM effect
Tpx3Cam
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3475
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