Title
Quantum optics experiments with single photons for undergraduate laboratories
Date Issued
01 January 2007
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Beck M.
Colgate University
Publisher(s)
SPIE
Abstract
We present new results of interference experiments for undergraduates that underscore the quantum nature of the light. The experiments use parametric down-conversion to generate pairs of correlated photons. The experiments involve one-and two-photon interference schemes that rely on first and second-order coherence effects. They can be used as a complement to teaching quantum mechanics or quantum optics.
Volume
9665
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física y Astronomía
Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84951032089
Source
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN of the container
0277786X
Conference
10th International Topical Meeting on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics
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