Title :
Experimental demonstration of bosonic quantum interference of single surface plasmon polaritons
Author :
Fujii, Go ; Fujikake, Akito ; Namekata, Naoto ; Inoue, Shuichiro ; Fukuda, Daiji
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Sci., Nihon Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We have demonstrated the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) type interference experiment with single surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs) excited via single-photons. When two SSPPs were simultaneously incident at each input port of a 50/50 directional coupler, photons emerged together in one output or the other, which is the evidence that the quantum interference of SSPPs is bosonic.
Keywords :
boson systems; polaritons; quantum interference phenomena; surface plasmons; Hong-Ou-Mandel type interference; bosonic quantum interference; directional coupler; input port; single surface plasmon polaritons; single-photons; Interference; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
