Spectral distinguishability in ultrafast parametric down-conversion

W. P. Grice; R. Erdmann; I. A. Walmsley; D. Branning

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.57.R2289

Spectral distinguishability in ultrafast parametric down-conversion

W. P. Grice, R. Erdmann, I. A. Walmsley, D. Branning

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We report a fourth-order interference experiment in which pairs of photons produced in parametric down-conversion pumped by short optical pulses interfere in a Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer. The visibility of the interference pattern is reduced for larger pump bandwidths. This effect can be understood in terms of the spectral distinguishability of the photon pairs. The interference can be restored by blocking the distinguishing information with a spectral filter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R2289-R2292
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	57
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.57.R2289
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

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