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Complementarity relationship between coherence and path distinguishability in an interferometer based on induced coherence

Quantum Physics 2024-07-23 v3

Abstract

We consider an interferometer based on the concept of induced coherence, where two photons that originate in different second-order nonlinear crystals can interfere. We derive a complementarity relationship that links the first-order coherence between the two interfering photons with a parameter that quantifies the distinguishing information regarding the nonlinear crystal where they originated. We show that the derived relationship goes beyond the single-photon regime and is valid for any photon-flux rate generated. We report experimental results in the low photon-flux regime that confirm the validity of the derived complementarity relationship.

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@article{arxiv.2310.19765,
  title  = {Complementarity relationship between coherence and path distinguishability in an interferometer based on induced coherence},
  author = {Gerard J. Machado and Lluc Sendra and Adam Vallés and Juan P. Torres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.19765},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

8 pages, 6 figures

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