What Hong-Ou-Mandel interference says on two-photon frequency entanglement

Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 3;7(1):7247. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07555-4.

Abstract

Not much, in the end. Here we put forward some considerations on how Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometry provides signatures of frequency entanglement in the two-photon state produced by parametric down-conversion. We find that some quantitative information can be inferred in the limit of long-pulse pumping, while the short-pulse limit remains elusive.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't