Photon statistics of twisted heralded single photons. Issue 2 (19th January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lal, Nijil; Banerji, Anindya; Biswas, Ayan; Anwar, Ali; Singh, R. P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of modern optics. Volume 67:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 126
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2020-01-19
• Subjects: Optical vortices -- spatial modes of light -- intensity correlation -- single photon sources; Optics -- Periodicals; 535
• DOI: 10.1080/09500340.2019.1699180
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0950-0340

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We study the correlation properties of single photons carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) in a Hanbury Brown and Twiss (HBT) type experiment. We have characterized single photon sources obtained by pumping a nonlinear crystal with a laser beam carrying different OAM under same experimental conditions. For twisted heralded single photons carrying OAM, we calculate g ( 2 ) ( 0 ), a measurable parameter characterizing the quality of a single photon source, and observe an increment with the OAM of the single photon. The single photon behaviour of the heralded photons is observed to be reducing with higher orders of their OAM. An OAM-dependent variation of the photon statistics will be relevant to quantum information experiments involving twisted heralded single photons.