Observation of quantum interference between a single-photon state and a
thermal state generated in optical fibers

doi:10.1364/OE.16.012505

Observation of quantum interference between a single-photon state and a thermal state generated in optical fibers

Xiaoying Li, Lei Yang, Liang Cui, Zhe Yu Ou, and Daoyin Yu »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 17, pp. 12505-12510 (2008)
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a Hong-Ou-Mandel type of two-photon interference effect with a heralded single-photon state and a thermal state. The light sources in the 1550 nm telecom band are generated from two independent dispersion-shifted fibers via four-wave mixing process. The observed visibility is (82±11)%. This type of interference between independent sources is crucial in quantum information process with independent qubits.

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(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(190.4410) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, parametric processes
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics

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History
Original Manuscript: June 9, 2008
Revised Manuscript: July 18, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: July 23, 2008
Published: August 4, 2008

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Xiaoying Li, Lei Yang, Liang Cui, Zhe Yu Ou, and Daoyin Yu, "Observation of quantum interference between a single-photon state and a thermal state generated in optical fibers," Opt. Express 16, 12505-12510 (2008)
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E. Knill, R. Laflamme, and G. J. Milburn, "A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear optics," Nature 409,46-52 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
C. K. Hong, Z. Y. Ou, and L. Mandel, "Measurement of subpicosecond time intervals between two photons by interference," Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2044-2047 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Bouwmeester, J. W. Pan, K. Mattle, M. Eibl, H. Weinfurter, and A. Zeilinger, "Experimental quantum teleportation," Nature 390, 575-579 (1997). [CrossRef]
J. W. Pan, D. Bouwmeester, H. Weinfurter, and A. Zeilinger, "Experimental entanglement swapping: entangling photons that never interacted," Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3891-3894 (1998). [CrossRef]
C. K. Hong and L. Mandel, "Experimental realization of a localized one-photon state," Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 58-60 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
X. Li, J. Chen, P. L. Voss, J. Sharping, and P. Kumar, "All-fiber photon-pair source for quantum communications: Improved generation of correlated photons," Opt. Express 12, 3737-3744 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. Fan, A. Dogariu, and L. J. Wang, "Generation of correlated photon pairs in a microstructure fiber," Opt. Lett. 30, 1530-1532 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. Kuzmich, W. P. Bowen, A. D. Boozer, A. Boca, C. W. Chou, L. M. Duan, and H. J. Kimble, "Generation of Nonclassical Photon Pairs for Scalable Quantum Communication with Atomic Ensembles," Nature 423, 731-734 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
X. Li, C. Liang, K. F. Lee, J. Chen, P. L. Voss, and P. Kumar, "Integrable optical-fiber source of polarizationentangled photon pairs in the telecom band," Phys. Rev. A 73, 052,301 (2006).
H. Takesue, "1.5-um band Hong-Ou-Mandel experiment using photon pairs generated in two independent dispersion shifted fibers," Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 204,101 (2007). [CrossRef]
J. Fulconis, O. Alibart, J. L. O�??brien, W. J. Wadsworth, and J. G. Rarity, "Nonclassical Interference and Entanglement Generation Using a Photonic Crystal Fiber Pair Photon Source," Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 120,501 (2007). [CrossRef]
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B. Hessmo, P. Usachev, H. Heydari, and G. Bjork, "Experimental Demonstration of Single Photon Nonlocality," Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 180,401 (2004). [CrossRef]
Z. Y. Ou, "Quantum theory of fourth-order interference," Phys. Rev. A 37, 1607-1619 (1988). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel, "Further evidence of nonclassical behavior in optical interference," Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2941-2944 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. M. Tan, D. F. Walls, and M. J. Collett, "Nonlocality of a single photon," Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 252-255 (1991). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. G. Rarity and P. R. Tapster, "Three-particle entanglement from entangled photon pairs and a weak coherent state," Phys. Rev. A 59, R35-R38 (1999). [CrossRef]
C. H. Bennett and G. Brassard, "Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing," in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computers, Systems and Signal Processing, Bangalore, India, (IEEE, New York) pp. 175-179 (1984). [PubMed]
X. Li, L. Yang, L. Cui, Z. Y. Ou, and D. Yu, "Fiber-based source of photon pairs at telecom band with high temporal coherence and brightness for quantum information processing," Opt. Lett. 33, 593-595 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
B. Yurke and M. Potasek, "Obtainment of thermal noise from a pure quantum state," Phys. Rev. A 36, 3464-3466 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

H. Takesue, "1.5-um band Hong-Ou-Mandel experiment using photon pairs generated in two independent dispersion shifted fibers," Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 204,101 (2007). [CrossRef]

Nature

E. Knill, R. Laflamme, and G. J. Milburn, "A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear optics," Nature 409,46-52 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. Bouwmeester, J. W. Pan, K. Mattle, M. Eibl, H. Weinfurter, and A. Zeilinger, "Experimental quantum teleportation," Nature 390, 575-579 (1997). [CrossRef]
A. Kuzmich, W. P. Bowen, A. D. Boozer, A. Boca, C. W. Chou, L. M. Duan, and H. J. Kimble, "Generation of Nonclassical Photon Pairs for Scalable Quantum Communication with Atomic Ensembles," Nature 423, 731-734 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Express

X. Li, J. Chen, P. L. Voss, J. Sharping, and P. Kumar, "All-fiber photon-pair source for quantum communications: Improved generation of correlated photons," Opt. Express 12, 3737-3744 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

Phys. Rev. A

B. Yurke and M. Potasek, "Obtainment of thermal noise from a pure quantum state," Phys. Rev. A 36, 3464-3466 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
X. Li, C. Liang, K. F. Lee, J. Chen, P. L. Voss, and P. Kumar, "Integrable optical-fiber source of polarizationentangled photon pairs in the telecom band," Phys. Rev. A 73, 052,301 (2006).
Z. Y. Ou, "Quantum theory of fourth-order interference," Phys. Rev. A 37, 1607-1619 (1988). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. G. Rarity and P. R. Tapster, "Three-particle entanglement from entangled photon pairs and a weak coherent state," Phys. Rev. A 59, R35-R38 (1999). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel, "Further evidence of nonclassical behavior in optical interference," Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2941-2944 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. M. Tan, D. F. Walls, and M. J. Collett, "Nonlocality of a single photon," Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 252-255 (1991). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. Fulconis, O. Alibart, J. L. O�??brien, W. J. Wadsworth, and J. G. Rarity, "Nonclassical Interference and Entanglement Generation Using a Photonic Crystal Fiber Pair Photon Source," Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 120,501 (2007). [CrossRef]
T. B. Pittman and J. D. Franson, "Violation of Bell�??s Inequality with Photons from Independent Sources," Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 240,401 (2003). [CrossRef]
B. Hessmo, P. Usachev, H. Heydari, and G. Bjork, "Experimental Demonstration of Single Photon Nonlocality," Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 180,401 (2004). [CrossRef]
J. W. Pan, D. Bouwmeester, H. Weinfurter, and A. Zeilinger, "Experimental entanglement swapping: entangling photons that never interacted," Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3891-3894 (1998). [CrossRef]
C. K. Hong and L. Mandel, "Experimental realization of a localized one-photon state," Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 58-60 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
C. K. Hong, Z. Y. Ou, and L. Mandel, "Measurement of subpicosecond time intervals between two photons by interference," Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2044-2047 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Other

J. G. Rarity, P. R. Tapster, and R. Loudon, "Non-classical interference between independent sources," arXiv quant-ph, 9702,032 (1997).
C. H. Bennett and G. Brassard, "Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing," in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computers, Systems and Signal Processing, Bangalore, India, (IEEE, New York) pp. 175-179 (1984). [PubMed]

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[1] E. Knill, R. Laflamme, and G. J. Milburn, "A scheme for efficient quantum computation with linear optics," Nature 409,46-52 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[2] C. K. Hong, Z. Y. Ou, and L. Mandel, "Measurement of subpicosecond time intervals between two photons by interference," Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2044-2047 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[3] D. Bouwmeester, J. W. Pan, K. Mattle, M. Eibl, H. Weinfurter, and A. Zeilinger, "Experimental quantum teleportation," Nature 390, 575-579 (1997). [CrossRef]

[4] J. W. Pan, D. Bouwmeester, H. Weinfurter, and A. Zeilinger, "Experimental entanglement swapping: entangling photons that never interacted," Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3891-3894 (1998). [CrossRef]

[5] C. K. Hong and L. Mandel, "Experimental realization of a localized one-photon state," Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 58-60 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[6] X. Li, J. Chen, P. L. Voss, J. Sharping, and P. Kumar, "All-fiber photon-pair source for quantum communications: Improved generation of correlated photons," Opt. Express 12, 3737-3744 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] J. Fan, A. Dogariu, and L. J. Wang, "Generation of correlated photon pairs in a microstructure fiber," Opt. Lett. 30, 1530-1532 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] A. Kuzmich, W. P. Bowen, A. D. Boozer, A. Boca, C. W. Chou, L. M. Duan, and H. J. Kimble, "Generation of Nonclassical Photon Pairs for Scalable Quantum Communication with Atomic Ensembles," Nature 423, 731-734 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] X. Li, C. Liang, K. F. Lee, J. Chen, P. L. Voss, and P. Kumar, "Integrable optical-fiber source of polarizationentangled photon pairs in the telecom band," Phys. Rev. A 73, 052,301 (2006).

[10] H. Takesue, "1.5-um band Hong-Ou-Mandel experiment using photon pairs generated in two independent dispersion shifted fibers," Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 204,101 (2007). [CrossRef]

[11] J. Fulconis, O. Alibart, J. L. O�??brien, W. J. Wadsworth, and J. G. Rarity, "Nonclassical Interference and Entanglement Generation Using a Photonic Crystal Fiber Pair Photon Source," Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 120,501 (2007). [CrossRef]

[12] J. G. Rarity, P. R. Tapster, and R. Loudon, "Non-classical interference between independent sources," arXiv quant-ph, 9702,032 (1997).

[13] T. B. Pittman and J. D. Franson, "Violation of Bell�??s Inequality with Photons from Independent Sources," Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 240,401 (2003). [CrossRef]

[14] B. Hessmo, P. Usachev, H. Heydari, and G. Bjork, "Experimental Demonstration of Single Photon Nonlocality," Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 180,401 (2004). [CrossRef]

[15] Z. Y. Ou, "Quantum theory of fourth-order interference," Phys. Rev. A 37, 1607-1619 (1988). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[16] Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel, "Further evidence of nonclassical behavior in optical interference," Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2941-2944 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[17] S. M. Tan, D. F. Walls, and M. J. Collett, "Nonlocality of a single photon," Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 252-255 (1991). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[18] J. G. Rarity and P. R. Tapster, "Three-particle entanglement from entangled photon pairs and a weak coherent state," Phys. Rev. A 59, R35-R38 (1999). [CrossRef]

[19] C. H. Bennett and G. Brassard, "Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing," in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computers, Systems and Signal Processing, Bangalore, India, (IEEE, New York) pp. 175-179 (1984). [PubMed]

[20] X. Li, L. Yang, L. Cui, Z. Y. Ou, and D. Yu, "Fiber-based source of photon pairs at telecom band with high temporal coherence and brightness for quantum information processing," Opt. Lett. 33, 593-595 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[21] B. Yurke and M. Potasek, "Obtainment of thermal noise from a pure quantum state," Phys. Rev. A 36, 3464-3466 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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