Title :
High-visibility classical multi-photon interference
Author :
Agafonov, I.N. ; Chekhova, M.V. ; Iskhakov, T.Sh.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Russia
Abstract :
High-visibility multi-photon interference is usually considered as a signature of nonclassical light. We show, theoretically and experimentally, that three-photon interference visibility can be as high as 81.8% for coherent light and 60% for thermal light.
Keywords :
Birefringence; Detectors; Filters; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Physics; Quantum entanglement; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431229
