Phys. Rev. A 52, R924–R927 (1995)Photon-number statistics from the phase-averaged quadrature-field distribution: Theory and ultrafast measurement
We prove that the photon-number distribution of an arbitrary single-mode optical state can be calculated directly from the phase-averaged quadrature amplitude distribution, measured using optical homodyne detection. We experimentally demonstrate the application of this result by measuring the ultrafast (subpicosecond), time-resolved photon-number statistics of a weak field from a pulsed diode laser. Also presented is a numerical calculation of the photon-number distribution of a quadrature-squeezed vacuum state. © 1995 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.52.R924
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.52.R924
PACS:
42.50.Ar, 03.65.Bz, 42.50.Dv
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