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Mode-Locked Two-Photon States

arXiv:quant-ph/0306062 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.163602

Abstract

The concept of mode locking in laser is applied to a two-photon state with frequency entanglement. Cavity enhanced parametric down-conversion is found to produce exactly such a state. The mode-locked two-photon state exhibits a comb-like correlation function. An unbalanced Hong-Ou-Mandel type interferometer is used to measure the correlation function. A revival of the typical interference dip is observed. We will discuss schemes for engineering of quantum states in time domain.

4 pages, 5 figures

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