Title :
Observation of the two- and four-photon bunching effects at a beamsplitter
Author :
Wang, L. ; Rhee, J.-K.
Author_Institution :
NEC Res. Inst., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. When the two signals are aligned into the opposite input ports of a beamsplitter and their relative arrival time is varied by using a controlled delay, we count the events where all four photons exit together. We observe a more than five fold (ideally sixfold) increase of this probability when the four photons arrive at the beamsplitter simultaneously.
Keywords :
multiphoton processes; optical beam splitters; photon counting; probability; two-photon processes; controlled delay; four-photon bunching effects; opposite input ports; optical beamsplitter; photon counting; probability; relative arrival time; two-photon bunching effects; Absorption; Geometrical optics; Laboratories; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Physics; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807444