Stochastic quantum interferometry with Fock states
JOSA B, Vol. 19, Issue 5, pp. 1009-1018 (2002)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.19.001009
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Abstract
We report the experimental realization of first- and second-order optical stochastic interferometry with single-photon Fock states and with a couple of photons generated by spontaneous parametric downconversion. The behavior of the constitutive element of the stochastic interferometer, the stochastic beam splitter, is theoretically described, both for first- and second-order interferometry. The theory predicts a reduction of the visibility from 1 to π/4 and to 1/2, respectively, for the two cases. These results are a direct consequence of the presence of Bose–Einstein correlations within the electromagnetic field. The visibility reduction obtained in the two experiments and their comparison with theoretical predictions are discussed in detail.
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OCIS Codes
(030.5260) Coherence and statistical optics : Photon counting
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.5290) Quantum optics : Photon statistics
Citation
Francesco De Martini, Paolo Mataloni, Giovanni Di Giuseppe, and Fabrizio Altarelli, "Stochastic quantum interferometry with Fock states," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 19, 1009-1018 (2002)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-19-5-1009
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