Title
Teaching quantum mechanics with the Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Armendariz G.
Cravioto-Lagos J.
Velazquez V.
Grether M.
Lopez-Moreno E.
Colgate University
Publisher(s)
SPIE
Abstract
The Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer is an optical device which allows us to prove experimentally the quantum nature of light via the quantum amplitude superposition of two indistinguishable photons. We have implemented this experiment as an advanced undergraduate laboratory experience. We were able to overcome well known difficulties with this experiment using recently reported techniques by Thomas et al.
Volume
9289
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física y Astronomía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84923875577
ISBN
9781628413649
Source
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Resource of which it is part
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN of the container
0277786X
ISBN of the container
978-162841364-9
Conference
12th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference
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