Testing single-photon wave packets by Hong-Ou-Mandel interference
Piotr Kolenderski, Konrad Banaszek
TL;DR
This paper explores how to characterize single-photon wave packets using Hong-Ou-Mandel interference, accounting for multimode effects, multiphoton contributions, and experimental imperfections.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive multimode theoretical framework for analyzing single-photon wave packet characterization via Hong-Ou-Mandel interference, including practical imperfections.
Findings
Multimode effects significantly influence interference visibility.
Multiphoton contributions impact the accuracy of wave packet characterization.
Source and detection imperfections alter the interference pattern and measurement outcomes.
Abstract
We discuss characterization of single-photon wave packets by measuring Hong-Ou-Mandel interference with a weak coherent pulse. A complete multimode calculation is presented and effects of multiphoton terms in the coherent field as well as the impact of source and detection imperfections are discussed.
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