Title :
Two-photon interference between two well-separated pulses
Author :
Yoon-Ho Kim ; Chekhova, M.V. ; Kulik, S.P. ; Shih, Yen-Hao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The superposition principle is at the heart of quantum mechanics and plays the central role in interference phenomena in quantum mechanics. Quantum interference differs from classical interference because of particle nature of light. In a quantum mechanical picture, interference occurs because there are indistinguishable ways of an event to occur. Whenever which-path information is given to the system, interference disappears. We have experimentally demonstrated that two-photon interference occurs for biphoton amplitudes arising from two well-separated pump pulses.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interference; light interferometers; optical pumping; quantum interference phenomena; quantum optics; two-photon processes; 140 fs; biphoton amplitudes; interference phenomena; quantum mechanical picture; quantum mechanics; superposition principle; two-photon interference; well-separated pulses; well-separated pump pulses; which-path information; Bandwidth; Chemical lasers; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluctuations; Frequency; Interference; Laser theory; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Optical buffering; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807665