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Latin America Optics and Photonics Conference

An atomic Hong-Ou-Mandel experiment

Alain Aspect

Published Jan 1, 2014• 3 citations
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Abstract

The intriguing Hong-Ou-Mandel effect is due to quantum interferences between two photons amplitude. We have observed this effect with pairs of He* atoms. This opens the path towards studying, with massive particles, yet more counterintuitive quantum effects based on such interferences.
DOI
10.1364/laop.2014.ltup.1

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