Quantum optics with one or two photons.

Proc Math Phys Eng Sci

Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Mathematics and Physics , The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia.

Published: August 2015

We discuss the concept of a single-photon state together with how they are generated, measured and interact with linear and nonlinear systems. In particular, we consider how a single-photon state interacts with an opto-mechanical system: an optical cavity with a moving mirror and how such states can be used as a measurement probe for the mechanical degrees of freedom. We conclude with a discussion of how single-photon states are modified in a gravitational field due to the red-shift.

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