Heralded Single-Photon Partial Coherence

Authors

P. Ben Dixon, University of Rochester
Gregory A. Howland, University of Rochester
Mehul Malik, University of Rochester
David J. Starling, University of Rochester
R. W. Boyd, University of Rochester
John C. Howell, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2-2010

Abstract

We study transverse spatial coherence of approximately localized single-photon states. We demonstrate nonlocal control over single-photon spatial coherence via projective measurements of an entangled twin and provide a theoretical interpretation from quantum coherence theory. Our results show that the spatial coherence of a single-photon state behaves similarly to that of a classical optical field, although the coincidence measurement adds a degree of freedom.

Comments

This article was originally published in Physical Review A, volume 82, issue 2, in 2010. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.023801

Recommended Citation

P. B. Dixon, G. Howland, M. Malik, D. J. Starling, R. W. Boyd, and J. C. Howell, Heralded Single-Photon Partial Coherence, Phys. Rev. A 82(2), 023801.

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Physical Society