Synthesis of arbitrary interference patterns with high visibility
2013 (engelsk)Inngår i: 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013, IEEE Computer Society, 2013, s. 6801668-Konferansepaper, Publicerat paper (Fagfellevurdert)
Abstract [en]
In recent years there have been many demonstrations of phase super-resolution - previously thought to be a manifestly quantum phenomenon - using classical light [1, 2], but at the expense of reduced interference visibility [3]. It is therefore of interest to delineate what interference effects belong to the realm of classical world, and which require quantum states. Generalizing Hofmann's method of post-selection projection [4], we show that essentially any interference curve can be synthesized with high visibility with coherent state input. The method is based on the mathematical observation that any polynomial can be completely factored over the field of complex numbers. Hence, any two-mode, N-photon state can be written as a product of N single-photon, two-mode states, and the corresponding measurement projector can be experimentally implemented using beam splitters, phase-shifters, and N-photon coincidence measurements.
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IEEE Computer Society, 2013. s. 6801668-
Emneord [en]
Interference suppression, Photons, Quantum electronics, Visibility, Coincidence measurement, Complex number, Interference curves, Interference effects, Interference patterns, Interference visibility, Quantum phenomena, Super resolution, Electron optics
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Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-146953DOI: 10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801668ISI: 000355316301378Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84900303255OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-146953DiVA, id: diva2:726891
Konferanse
2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013, Munich, Germany; 12-16 May 2013
Merknad
Part of proceedings: ISBN 978-1-4799-0593-5
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