Generation of N00N-like interferences with two thermal light sources

Bhatti D, Classen A, Oppel S, Schneider R, von Zanthier J (2018)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2018

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Publisher: SPRINGER

Book Volume: 72

Article Number: 191

Journal Issue: 11

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2018-90371-8

Abstract

Measuring the Mth-order intensity correlation function of light emitted by two statistically independent thermal light sources may display N00N-like interferences of arbitrary order N = Ma center dot 2. We show that via a particular choice of detector positions one can isolate M-photon quantum paths where either all M photons are emitted from the same source or Ma center dot 2 photons are collectively emitted by both sources. The latter superposition displays N00N-like oscillations with N = Ma center dot 2 which may serve, e.g., in astronomy, for imaging two distant thermal sources with Ma center dot 2-fold increased resolution. We also discuss slightly modified detection schemes improving the visibility of the N00N-like interference pattern and present measurements verifying the theoretical predictions.

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Bhatti, D., Classen, A., Oppel, S., Schneider, R., & von Zanthier, J. (2018). Generation of N00N-like interferences with two thermal light sources. European Physical Journal D, 72(11). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2018-90371-8

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Bhatti, Daniel, et al. "Generation of N00N-like interferences with two thermal light sources." European Physical Journal D 72.11 (2018).

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