Evaluation of statistical noise in measurements based on correlated photons

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1247-1258

  Castelletto, Stefania ^a   Degiovanni, Ivo Pietro ^a   Rastello, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY;

STATISTICAL NOISE;

SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

EID: 0038803445     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001247     Document Type: Article

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