Two-photon interference and commutation relations

We experimentally demonstrate spectral-temporal two-photon interference at a beam splitter with pure-state separable photons. This shows the bosonic nature of light, characterizing creation and annihilation operators.

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Main Authors: Smith, Brian J, Thomas-Peter, N, Walmsley, Ian A
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
(270.0270) Quantum Optics
Detectors
Frequency
Interference
Laboratories
Optical beam splitting
Optical computing
Photonics Society
Quantum computing
Statistics
Testing
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Summary:We experimentally demonstrate spectral-temporal two-photon interference at a beam splitter with pure-state separable photons. This shows the bosonic nature of light, characterizing creation and annihilation operators.
DOI:10.1364/QELS.2010.QFA6