Ou Multi-Photon Quantum Interference

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-25554-5
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 268 Seiten

This book details parametric down-conversion for the generation of non-classical state of light and its applications in generating various kinds of quantum entanglement among multiple photons from parametric down-conversion. It presents applications of the principle of quantum interference to multi-photon systems. The book also details continuous variable entanglement and various types of multi-photon interference effects.

Dr. Z. Y. Jeff Ou obtained his B.S. degree from Beijing University in 1984 and his Ph.D. degree from University of Rochester in 1990. He is now a professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. His research interests are in the fields of nonlinear optics and quantum optics with application in quantum information.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ou, Zhe-Yu Jeff

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Contents;8
3;Two-Photon Interference;12
3.1;1 Historical Background and General Remarks;13
3.2;2 Quantum State from Parametric Down- Conversion;27
3.3;3 Hong-Ou-Mandel Interferometer;53
3.4;4 Phase-Independent Two-Photon Interference;72
3.5;5 Phase-Dependent Two-Photon Interference: Two- Photon Interferometry;92
3.6;6 Interference between a Two-Photon State and a Coherent State;110
4;Quantum Interference of More Than Two Photons;119
4.1;7 Coherence and Multiple Pair Production in Parametric Down- Conversion;120
4.2;8 Quantum Interference with Two Pairs of Down- Converted Photons;144
4.3;9 Temporal Distinguishability of a Multi-Photon State;191
4.4;10 Homodyne of a Single-Photon State: A Special Multi- Photon Interference;231
5;A Lossless Beam Splitter;243
6;B Derivation of the Visibility for | kH, NV ;250
7;Index;271