Abstract
A re-visitation of the well known free space Mach Zehnder interferometer is here reported. Coexistence between one-photon and two-photons interference from collinear color entangled photon pairs is investigated. This is seen to arise from an arbitrarily small unbalance in the arm transmittance. The tuning of such asymmetry is reflected in dramatic changes in the coincidence detection, revealing beatings between one particle and two particle interference patterns. Our configuration explores new physics of the real Mach Zehnder interferometer especially useful for quantum optics on a chip, where the guiding geometry forces photons to travel in the same spatial mode.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Nonlinear Optics and its Applications IV |
Publisher | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
Volume | 9894 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510601390 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Apr 2016 |
Event | Nonlinear Optics and its Applications IV - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 4 Apr 2016 → 6 Apr 2016 |
Conference
Conference | Nonlinear Optics and its Applications IV |
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Country/Territory | Belgium |
City | Brussels |
Period | 4/04/16 → 6/04/16 |
Keywords
- entangled photons
- Mach-Zehnder interferometer
- nonlinear optics
- Quantum optics
- SPDC
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering