Experimental test of the delayed single-photon self-interference effect
(2003) 2003 European Quantum Electronics Conference. EQEC 2003 p.328-328- Abstract
- A modified version of the delayed single-photon self-interference experiment is performed using a sample of Pr:Y<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub> for detecting the interference pattern. Instead of using a beam splitter and two spatially separated paths for the light to travel towards the material, acousto-optic modulators are used to create two light pulses and let the pulses travel along the same path towards the material. Attenuated laser pulses are used, with energies down to less than 0.6 photons per pulse pair, and accumulated 7*10<sup>9</sup> such pulse pairs before reading out the resulting frequency dependent modulation of the population in the material. The signals for different average photon numbers... (More)
- A modified version of the delayed single-photon self-interference experiment is performed using a sample of Pr:Y<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub> for detecting the interference pattern. Instead of using a beam splitter and two spatially separated paths for the light to travel towards the material, acousto-optic modulators are used to create two light pulses and let the pulses travel along the same path towards the material. Attenuated laser pulses are used, with energies down to less than 0.6 photons per pulse pair, and accumulated 7*10<sup>9</sup> such pulse pairs before reading out the resulting frequency dependent modulation of the population in the material. The signals for different average photon numbers in the pulse pairs are compared to conclude that the observed signal is due to the pulse pairs containing a total of only one photon (Less)
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- author
- Ohlsson, Nicklas LU ; Nilsson, Mattias LU and Kröll, Stefan LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2003
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- pulse pairs, Y<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub> :Pr, frequency dependent modulation, attenuated laser pulses, acousto-optic modulators, delayed single-photon self-interference effect, beam splitter
- host publication
- 2003 European Quantum Electronics Conference. EQEC 2003 (IEEE Cat No.03TH8665)
- pages
- 328 - 328
- publisher
- IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- conference name
- 2003 European Quantum Electronics Conference. EQEC 2003
- conference location
- Munich, Germany
- conference dates
- 2003-06-22 - 2003-06-27
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84947272920
- ISBN
- 0-7803-7733-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 7f30c3b9-2ee7-4109-8c2b-8928de5c1867 (old id 613176)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 11:08:32
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