Macroscopic Hong-Ou-Mandel interference

作者:Iskhakov T Sh; Spasibko K Yu; Chekhova M V*; Leuchs G
来源:New Journal of Physics, 2013, 15(9): 093036.
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/15/9/093036

摘要

We report on a Hong-Ou-Mandel interference experiment for twin beams with photon numbers per mode as large as 10(6) generated via high-gain parametric down conversion (PDC). The standard technique of coincidence counting leads in this case to a dip with a very low visibility. By measuring, instead of coincidence counting rate, the variance of the photon-number difference, we observe an extremely well-pronounced peak. From the shape of the peak, one can infer information about the spectral properties of the PDC radiation, including the number of frequency/temporal modes.

  • 出版日期2013-9-23