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mean square deviation, <strong>of</strong> the photon number is<br />

tSn = V'ft. (7.9)<br />

vVe determined the uncertainty in the number <strong>of</strong> counts reported by the photon<br />

counter using Poisson statistics. Our detection system uses synchronous detection<br />

<strong>and</strong> reports a number <strong>of</strong> counts n as<br />

(7.10)<br />

where n.-t (nb) is the number <strong>of</strong> counts detected in the .-\ (B) Gate. nA includes<br />

both SHG photons from the sample <strong>and</strong> background counts, while nB includes only<br />

background counts, i.e.<br />

n.-t = nSHG + nback (7.11 )<br />

<strong>and</strong><br />

(7.12)<br />

Thus. the uncertainty in n is<br />

tSn = J2nback + nSHG. (7.13)<br />

Equation (7.13) assumes that the background is truly r<strong>and</strong>om, i.e. the background<br />

counts during the A Gate are uncorrelated with the background counts during the B<br />

Gate. vVe define a detected signal as<br />

nSHG > 2tSn. (7.14)<br />

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