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Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

Observation of correlated-photon statistics using a single detector

Yoon-Ho Kim, Warren P. Grice

Published Feb 3, 2004• 0 citations
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Abstract

Two-photon interference effects and correlated-photon statistics have traditionally been observed in the coincidence detection rate between two detectors. Here, we report observations of correlated-photon statistics, which are due to two-photon entanglement and interference, in the single-photon detection rate. The observed effects are explained by considering all possible photon number states that reach the detector, rather than considering just the state post-selected by the coincidence circuit.

DOI
10.1117/12.504540

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