Frequency-resolved observation of the Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect
Fast and precise spectrometers have numerous applications in quantum sciences, astronomy, and other fields. Thanks to the recent advances in the technology of single-photon detectors, their timing and spectral resolution approach fundamental limits dictated by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (HUP) allowing new measurements, which were not possible before. In this work, we present a simple and fast spectrometer based on the LinoSPAD2 detector. With an array of 512 SPADs with a pixel size of 26 um2, we can achieve 0.1 nm/pixel spectral resolution with off-the-shelf optical components. Thanks to the 40 ps rms timing resolution of each SPAD, we can operate a factor of 10 above the HUP. We present measurements of the Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect at multiple frequencies using both the discrete spectral lines of a noble gas source and a broadband source of light (LED).
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
EPFL
EPFL
EPFL
2025-06-06
Proceedings; PC13525
20
REVIEWED
EPFL
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