Quantum Light Spectroscopy
Abstract
Spectroscopy based on individual-photon-level light sources brings new variables to both spectroscopy and imaging. We refer to this approach as quantum-light spectroscopy (QLS). The photon statistics of different types of photon sources and photon entanglements are briefly described. We then illustrate the potential of QLS by means of some current experimental examples including time-resolved spectroscopy performed with single photons and quantum-enhanced optical imaging, showing how all the methods rely on correlations between entangled photons in the pair. We then ask: how might physical chemists exploit QLSs to expose new physical insights? For example, can we address fundamental questions in interactions between light and molecules or materials that are very difficult to address with classical light sources? Does QLS open up techniques to study highly congested spectra with higher combined spectral and temporal resolution than is possible with classical light? The concept of QLS also opens the potential study of fundamental questions such as what initial excited states are produced by individual photon absorption? We also point out the experimental challenges in extending QLS to more complex spectroscopies, such as multidimensional spectroscopies. We conclude with a brief selection of recent theoretical proposals to extend the capabilities of the QLS.
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