Title :
Two-photon interference and commutation relations
Author :
Smith, Brian J. ; Thomas-Peter, N. ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Quantum Technol., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
optical beam splitters; quantum interference devices; quantum optics; beam splitter; commutation relations; pure-state separable photons; spectral-temporal two-photon interference; Detectors; Frequency; Interference; Laboratories; Optical beam splitting; Optical computing; Photonics Society; Quantum computing; Statistics; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
