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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Applications of Quantum Measurement Techniques: Counterfactual Quantum Computation, Spin Hall Effect of Light, and Atomic-Vapor-Based Photon Detectors

Abstract

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Our approach to ultra-high-efficiency photon detection develops and extends a recent novel non-solid-state scheme for photo-detection based on atomic vapors. This approach is in principle capable of resolving the number of photons in a pulse, can be extended to non-destructive detection of photons, and most importantly is proposed to operate with single-photon detection efficiencies exceeding 99%, ideally without dark counts. Such a detector would have tremendous implications, e.g., for optical quantum information processing. The feasibility of operation of this approach at the desired level is studied theoretically and several promising physical systems are investigated.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Physics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Hosten, Onur
Contributors dc:contributor
  • DeMarco, Brian L.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI3430979
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80631

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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Hosten, Onur. Applications of Quantum Measurement Techniques: Counterfactual Quantum Computation, Spin Hall Effect of Light, and Atomic-Vapor-Based Photon Detectors. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/80631