Title :
Observation of Young´s double-slit interference with the three-photon N00N state
Author :
Kim, Yong-Su ; Kwon, Osung ; Lee, Sang Min ; Kim, Heonoh ; Choi, Sang-Kyung ; Park, Hee Su ; Kim, Yoon-Ho
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Pohang Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
Abstract :
We report the first experimental observation of a three-photon NOON state exhibiting Young´s double-slit type spatial quantum interference. Compared to a single-photon state, the three photon entangled state generates interference fringes that are three times denser.
Keywords :
multiphoton processes; quantum computing; quantum entanglement; quantum interference phenomena; quantum optics; Young double-slit interference; interference fringes; single-photon state; spatial quantum interference; three-photon NOON state; three-photon entangled state; Interference; Lenses; Optical retarders; Photonics; Quantum entanglement; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
