Intensity correlations in the Wigner representation.

Autor: Shikhali Najafabadi, Mojdeh, Sanchez-Soto, Luis L., Huang, Kun, Laurat, Julien, Le Jeannic, Hanna, Leuchs, Gerd
Zdroj: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences; 12/30/2024, Vol. 382 Issue 2287, p1-13, 13p
Abstrakt: We derive a compact expression for the second-order correlation function g(2)(0) of a quantum state in terms of its Wigner function, thereby establishing a direct link between g(2)(0) and the state's shape in phase space. We conduct an experiment that simultaneously measures g(2)(0) through direct photocounting and reconstructs the Wigner function via homodyne tomography. The results confirm our theoretical predictions. This article is part of the theme issue 'The quantum theory of light'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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