M. Beck Reprints

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2023

· M.-W. Chen, O. Young, M. Schlosshauer and M. Beck, “Protective Measurements of Photon Polarization using a Temporal Pointer”, Phys. Rev. A 108, 022420 (2023). (arXiv)

· B. Panchumarthi, A. Stephens, and M. Beck, "Detecting correlated errors in twin-field quantum key distribution," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 40, 279-283 (2023). (arXiv)

2021

· Stephens, J. M. Cutshall, T. McPhee, and M. Beck, “Self-consistent state and measurement tomography with fewer measurements”, Phys. Rev. A 104, 012416 (2021). (arXiv)

2020

· T. Hiemstra, T.F. Parker, P. Humphreys, J. Tiedau, M. Beck, M. Karpiński, B.J. Smith, A. Eckstein, W.S. Kolthammer, and I.A. Walmsley, “Pure Single Photons From Scalable Frequency Multiplexing”, Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 014052 (2020). (arXiv)

2018

· M. E. Feldman, G. K. Juul, S. J. van Enk, M. Beck^, “Loop State-preparation-and-measurement tomography of a two-qubit system”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 35, 1811-1816 (2018). (arXiv)

2017

· F. McCormick, S. J. van Enk, and M. Beck, “Experimental demonstration of loop state-preparation-and-measurement tomography,” Phys. Rev. A 95, 042329 (2017). PDF Article

2016

· Marisol N. Beck and M. Beck, “Witnessing entanglement in an undergraduate laboratory”, Am. J. Phys. 84, 87 (2016). PDF Article

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2015

· E.T. Burch, C. Henelsmith, W. Larson, and M. Beck, "Quantum-state tomography of single-photon entangled states," Phys. Rev. A 92, 032328 (2015). PDF Article

2014

· E. Dederick and M. Beck, “Exploring entanglement with the help of quantum state measurement,” Am. J. Phys. 82, 962-971 (2014). PDF Article

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2011

· “Scalable multi-photon coincidence counting electronics,” D. Branning, S. Khanal, Y.H. Shin, B. Clary, and M. Beck, Rev. Sci. Instr., 82, 016102 (2011).
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2009

• “Low-cost coincidence-counting electronics for undergraduate quantum optics,” D. Branning, S. Bhandari, and M. Beck, Am. J. Phys. 77, 667-670 (2009).
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2007

• “Comparing measurements of g⁽²⁾(0) performed with different coincidence detection techniques,” M. Beck, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 2972 – 2978 (2007).
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2006

• “Quantum mysteries tested: An experiment implementing Hardy’s test of local realism,” J. A. Carlson, M. D. Olmstead, and M. Beck, Am. J. Phys. 74. 180-186 (2006).
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2005

• "Comparing quantum and classical correlations in a quantum eraser," A. Gogo, W. D. Snyder, and M. Beck, Phys. Rev. A, , 71, 052103 (2005).
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2004

· "Observing the quantum behavior of light in an undergraduate laboratory", J. J. Thorn, M. S. Neel, V. W. Donato, G. S. Bergreen, R. E. Davies, and M. Beck, Am. J. Phys. 72, 1210-1219 (2004).
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• "Experimental quantum state tomography of optical fields and ultrafast statistical sampling," M. G. Raymer and M. Beck, in Quantum State Estimation, ed. by M. G. A. Paris and J. Rehacek (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004), p. 235-295.
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2003

· “Mode Optimization for Quantum State Tomography with Array Detectors,” A.M. Dawes, M. Beck and K. Banaszek, Phys. Rev. A. 67, 032102 (2003).
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2001

· “Joint Quantum Measurement Using Unbalanced Array Detection,” M. Beck, C. Dorrer, and I.A. Walmsley, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 253601 (2001). (4 pages).
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· “Quantum state measurement with array detectors,” A.M. Dawes and M. Beck, Phys. Rev. A 63, 040101 (R), (2001) (4 pages).
Abstract PDF Article (84k)

2000

· "Polarization correlations in pulsed, vertical-cavity, surface-emitting lasers," D.R. Shelly, T.W.S. Garrison, M. Beck and D.H. Christensen, Opt. Express 7, 249-259 (2000). Abstract PDF Article (870k)

Note that there are Quicktime movies associated with this article, and the PDF file contains links to them.

· “Quantum state measurement with array detectors,” M. Beck, Phys. Rev. Lett 84, 5748-5751 (2000).
Abstract PDF Article (61k)

1999

· "Noise behavior of pulsed, vertical-cavity, surface-emitting lasers," T.W.S. Garrison, M. Beck and D.H. Christensen, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 16, 2124-2130, (1999). Abstract PDF Article (140k)

1997

· "Sub-Poissonian photocurrent statistics: Theory and undergraduate experiment", A.C. Funk and M. Beck, American Journal of Physics 65, 492-500, (1997). Abstract

This paper comes in 2 separate files, text and figures.

· Text.pdf (190k)

· Figures.pdf (42k)

The circuit diagram for the detector used in these experiments

· det_cir.pdf (960k)