Classical Realization of Dispersion Cancellation by Time-Reversal Method
Quantum Physics
2015-02-06 v1 Optics
Abstract
We propose a classical optical interferometry scheme that reproduces dispersion-insensitive Hong-Ou-Mandel interferograms. The interferometric scheme is derived from a systematic method based on the time-reversal symmetry of quantum mechanics. The scheme uses a time-reversed version of a Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer with pairs of orthogonally polarized input laser pulses. We experimentally demonstrate automatic dispersion cancellation using the interferometry. The results show that the interferometer can obtain high-visibility interferograms with high signal conversion efficiency.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1407.2349,
title = {Classical Realization of Dispersion Cancellation by Time-Reversal Method},
author = {Kazuhisa Ogawa and Shuhei Tamate and Toshihiro Nakanishi and Hirokazu Kobayashi and Masao Kitano},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.2349},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures