Observation of Nonclassical Photon Statistics in Two-Photon Interference

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Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII
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We report the observation of a variety of photon statistics including antibunching and a new type of nonclassical effect in the interference between a narrow band two-photon state and a coherent state.

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Lu, Y.J., Ou, Z.Y. (2003). Observation of Nonclassical Photon Statistics in Two-Photon Interference. In: Bigelow, N.P., Eberly, J.H., Stroud, C.R., Walmsley, I.A. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8907-9_145

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