First-order interference of nonclassical light emitted spontaneously at different times - art. no. 051803

Authors
Kim, YH Chekhova, MV Kulik, SP Shih, Y Rubin, MH
Citation
Yh. Kim et al., First-order interference of nonclassical light emitted spontaneously at different times - art. no. 051803, PHYS REV A, 6105(5), 2000, pp. 1803
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
6105
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(200005)6105:5<1803:FIONLE>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We study the first-order interference in spontaneous parametric down-conver sion generated by two pump pulses that are well distinguishable in time. Th e observed modulation in the angular distribution of the signal photon can only be explained in terms of a quantum-mechanical description based on bip hoton states. The condition for observing interference in the signal channe l is shown to depend on the parameters of the idler photon.