Tim J. Bartley: Mesoscopic quantum optics
Tim J. Bartley, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder
Fundamental to quantum optics is the study of the distribution of photons in modes of an electromagnetic field. Until now, direct photon number measurements on nonclassical states occupying a single mode have been limited to the few-photon regime (typically no more than 5). I will present results from direct measurements of nonclassical states containing up to 50 (fifty) photons, at telecom wavelengths and with total raw efficiencies well above 60%.