Showing papers on "Photodetection published in 1979"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed theoretical predictions and experimental observations of photon antibunching in resonance fluorescence from a two-level atom and showed that it is a unique property predicted by the quantum theory of light.
Abstract: A unique property predicted by the quantum theory of light is the phenomenon of photon antibunching. Recent theoretical predictions and experimental observations of photon antibunching in resonance fluorescence from a two-level atom are reviewed.
174 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the fully quantum mechanical theory of the free electron laser is formulated in the moving frame introduced by the authors, where the laser and wiggler fields are taken to be at their classical limit and quantum effects of the electron motion are considered.
30 citations
TL;DR: Picasecond temporal response and broad spectral response photodetectors have been fabricated using commercially available diode chips and Junction geometry is such that the depletion region is approximately normal to the surface being illuminated, making the device especially useful for fast UVPhotodetection.
Abstract: Picasecond temporal response and broad spectral response photodetectors have been fabricated using commercially available diode chips. Improved photoresponse sensitivity is achieved by removing the anode gold contact which obscures the active region. Junction geometry is such that the depletion region is approximately normal to the surface being illuminated, making the device especially useful for fast UV photodetection.
11 citations
25 Oct 1979
TL;DR: In this paper, a general formulation of the problem based on photodetection statistics is presented, and the effects of temporal and spatial coherence of the signal on the heterodyne detection efficiency are then presented.
Abstract: Optical heterodyne detection of partially coherent cross-spectrally pure radiation is considered. A general formulation of the problem based on the photodetection statistics is presented first. Effects of temporal and spatial coherence of the signal on the heterodyne detection efficiency are then presented. Four limiting cases classified by the signal radiation coherence properties are considered in detail. The heterodyne antenna property, local oscillator (LO) laser requirement, and effects of radiation statistics on the heterodyne efficiency are also considered.
1 citations
TL;DR: The history of quantum electronics is considered in relation to the theory of radiation in this paper, and it is shown that the papers of Albert Einstein, published between 1905 and 1925, established the physical basis for quantum electronics and demonstrated that irrespective of the wavelength (radio frequencies, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, etc).
Abstract: The history of quantum electronics is considered in relation to Einstein's theory of radiation It is shown that the papers of Albert Einstein on the quantum theory of radiation, published between 1905 and 1925, established the physical basis of quantum electronics A discussion of quantum electronics devices and applications demonstrates, that irrespective of the wavelength (radio frequencies, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, etc), Einstein's theory of radiation is the cornerstone of quantum electronics as a whole