Possibility of absolute calibration of analog detectors by using parametric downconversion: A systematic study

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2185-2193

  Brida, Giorgio ^a   Genovese, Marco ^a   Ruo Berchera, Ivano ^a   Chekhova, Maria ^b   Penin, Alexander ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS   (Italy)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION; ANALOG DETECTORS; PARAMETRIC DOWNCONVERSION;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 33751205898     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002185     Document Type: Article

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