Abstract
We examine the role of spectral phase in Hong-Ou-Mandel interference by comparing interferograms for pure and mixed states. We find that HOM interference cannot be taken as a signature of coherent frequency superpositions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CLEO |
| Subtitle of host publication | Applications and Technology, CLEO_AT 2019 |
| Publisher | Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781943580576 |
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| State | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO_AT 2019 - San Jose, United States Duration: May 5 2019 → May 10 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Optics InfoBase Conference Papers |
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| Volume | Part F127-CLEO_AT 2019 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2162-2701 |
Conference
| Conference | CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO_AT 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Jose |
| Period | 05/5/19 → 05/10/19 |
Funding
Funding was provided by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U. S. Department of Energy, and by the National Science Foundation under award number 1839191-ECCS. References 1. C. K. Hong, Z.-Y. Ou, and L. Mandel, Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2044 (1987). 2. S. Ramelow et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 253601 (2009). 3. A. Fedrizzi et al., New J. Phys. 11, 103052 (2009). 4. Z. Xie et al., Nat. Photon. 9, 536 (2015). 5. A. M. Brańczyk, arXiv:1711.00080 (2017). 6. J. M. Lukens et al., Opt. Lett. 38, 4652 (2013). 7. J. M. Lukens et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 193603 (2013). 8. J. M. Lukens and P. Lougovski, Optica 4, 8 (2017).