High-visibility nonclassical interference between intrinsically pure heralded single photons and photons from a weak coherent field

Rui Bo Jin, Jun Zhang, Ryosuke Shimizu, Nobuyuki Matsuda, Yasuyoshi Mitsumori, Hideo Kosaka, Keiichi Edamatsu

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Abstract

We present an experiment of nonclassical interference between an intrinsically pure heralded single-photon state and a weak coherent state. Our experiment demonstrates that, without the use of bandpass filters, spectrally pure single photons can have high-visibility (89.4±0.5%) interference with photons from a weak coherent field. Our scheme lays the groundwork for future experiments requiring quantum interference between photons in nonclassical states and those in coherent states.

Original languageEnglish
Article number031805
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume83
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Mar 28

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