Photocount statistics in mesoscopic optics
S. Balog, P. Zakharov, F. Scheffold, S.E. Skipetrov
TL;DR
This paper demonstrates how mesoscopic fluctuations influence photocount statistics in coherent light transmitted through a random medium, revealing effects only significant at high photocount levels relative to the sample's conductance.
Contribution
It provides the first experimental observation of mesoscopic fluctuation effects on photocount distributions in mesoscopic optics.
Findings
Poisson photocount distribution widens with mesoscopic fluctuations.
Asymmetry in photocount distribution increases after transmission.
Effects are prominent when average photocounts exceed the sample's conductance.
Abstract
We report the first observation of the impact of mesoscopic fluctuations on the photocount statistics of coherent light scattered in a random medium. Poisson photocount distribution of the incident light widens and gains additional asymmetry upon transmission through a suspension of small dielectric spheres. The effect is only appreciable when the average number <n> of photocounts becomes comparable or larger than the effective dimensionless conductance g of the sample.
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