Probing photon statistics of coherent states by continuous wave mixing on a two-level system
A. Yu. Dmitriev, Rais S. Shaikhaidarov, T. Hönigl-Decrinis, Sebastian E. de Graaf, Vladimir N Antonov, O. V. Astafiev · Physical Review A · 2019
Wave mixing in a single artificial atom is demonstrated as a tool for probing photon statistics of coherent propagating microwaves. An analytical expression for the spectra is derived, showing good agreement with the experimental data obtained for two classical drives.