Quantum and Classical Characterization of Single/Few Photon Detectors

Authors :: Mingolla, M. G.
Piacentini, F.
Avella, A.
Gramegna, M.
Lolli, L.
Meda, A.
Berchera, I. Ruo
Taralli, E.
Traina, P.
Rajteri, M.
Brida, G.
Degiovanni, I. P.
Genovese, M.
Source :: Quantum Matter. 4:200-212
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: American Scientific Publishers, 2015.
Abstract: This paper's purpose is to review the results recently obtained in the Quantum Optics labs of the National Institute of Metrological Research (INRIM) in the field of single- and few-photon detectors calibration, from both the classical and quantum viewpoint. In the first part of the paper is presented the calibration of a single-photon detector with absolute methods, while in the second part we focus on photon-number-resolving detectors, discussing both the classical and quantum characterization of such devices.<br />Quantum Matter in press