Title :
Second-order interference of two independent photons
Author :
Legero, Thomas ; Wilk, Tatjana ; Hennrich, Markus ; Kuhn, Axel ; Rempe, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Deterministic single-photon source is used to investigate the feasibility of processing quantum information with linear optics. This scheme requires indistinguishable single-photon wave packets, which give rise to second-order interference phenomena.
Keywords :
light interference; quantum optics; indistinguishable single-photon wave packets; quantum information; second-order interference; single-photon source; Arm; Delay; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Interference; Monitoring; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314224