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On the Reconstruction of Diagonal Elements of Density Matrix of Quantum Optical States by on/off Detectors
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11080-006-9003-5Cited by:11 (Source: Crossref)
Abstract
We discuss a scheme for reconstructing experimentally the diagonal elements of a density matrix representing quantum optical state. Applications to PDC heralded photons, multi-thermal and attenuated coherent states are illustrated and discussed in more detail.
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