Title :
High-visibility classical multi-photon interference
Author :
Agafonov, I.N. ; Chekhova, M.V. ; Iskhakov, T.Sh.
Author_Institution :
Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Moscow
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453452
