DocumentCode
3020815
Title
High-visibility classical multi-photon interference
Author
Agafonov, I.N. ; Chekhova, M.V. ; Iskhakov, T.Sh.
Author_Institution
Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Moscow
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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
light coherence; light interference; multiphoton processes; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; visibility; Young double-slit scheme; coherent light; entangled multiphoton states; high-visibility classical multiphoton interference; nonclassical light; thermal light; three-photon interference visibility; Birefringence; Detectors; Filters; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Physics; Quantum entanglement; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453452
Filename
4453452
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