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The Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference is one of the most intriguing quantum optical phenomena and crucial in performing quantum optical communication and computation tasks. Lately, twin beam emitters such as those relying on the process of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-23 K. Laiho , T. Dirmeier , G. Shafiee , Ch. Marquardt

Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference is an intrinsic quantum phenomena that goes beyond the possibilities of classical physics, and enables various applications in quantum metrology. While the timing resolution of HOM-based sensor is generally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Chaojie Wang , Yuning Zhang , Yuanyuan Chen , LixiangChen

The Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect is a hallmark of nonclassical two-photon interference. This paper develops a unified theory-numerics framework to compute angle-resolved far-field two-photon correlations from arbitrary lossless dielectric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-22 Chengnian Huang , Hangyu Ge , Yijia Cheng , Zi He , Feng Liu , Wei E. I. Sha

Two-photon Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference is a fundamental quantum effect with no classical counterpart. The exiting researches on two-photon interference were mainly limited in one degree of freedom (DoF), hence it is still a challenge…

We report the first observation of Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference of highly indistinguishable photon pairs with spatial resolution. Direct imaging of two-photon coalescence with an intensified sCMOS camera system clearly reveals…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-31 Michał Jachura , Radosław Chrapkiewicz

Two-photon interference effects, such as the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect, can be used to characterize to what extent two photons are identical. Furthermore, these interference effects underly linear optics quantum computation. We show here…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-14 Imran M. Mirza , S. J. van Enk

Nonlocal quantum correlation has been the main issue of quantum mechanics over the last century. The Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect relates to the two-photon intensity correlation on a beam splitter, resulting in a nonclassical photon-bunching…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-04 B. S. Ham

We experimentally demonstrated the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference between two photons after visible-to-telecommunication wavelength conversion. In the experiment, we prepared a heralded single photon by using spontaneous parametric…

We theoretically investigate the quantum interference of entangled two-photon states generated in a nonlinear crystal pumped by femtosecond optical pulses. Interference patterns generated by the polarization analog of the Hong-Ou-Mandel…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-08-27 J. Perina, , A. V. Sergienko , B. M. Jost , B. E. A. Saleh , M. C. Teich

The Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) dip plays an important role in recent linear optics experiments. It is crucial for quantum computing with photons and can be used to characterise the quality of single photon sources and linear optics setups. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Yuan Liang Lim , Almut Beige

An experimental study of the dispersion cancellation occurring in frequency-entangled photon pairs is presented. The approach uses time-resolved up conversion of the pairs, which has temporal resolution at the fs level, and group-delay…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-03-03 Kevin A. O'Donnell

The uncanny ability of multiple particles to interfere with one another is one of the core principles of quantum mechanics, and serves as foundation for quantum information processing. In particular, the interplay of constructive and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-23 Max Ehrhardt , Matthias Heinrich , Alexander Szameit

Recently the engineering of the entanglement for photon pairs generated during the spontaneous parametric down conversion process (SPDC) can be achieved via manipulation of pump wavelength behind a \c{hi}(2)-based type II SPDC process [1].…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-02-23 Amin Babazadeh , Rahman Nouroozi

Two-photon interference effects arise because photons are indistinguishable particles. In the wellknown Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect, the transmission of two photons at a beam splitter interferes destructively with the reflection of both…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 Yuki Kodama , Jonte R. Hance , Holger F. Hofmann

Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference is a compelling quantum phenomenon that demonstrates the nonclassical nature of single photons. In this study, we investigate an electromagnetically induced transparency-based double-$\Lambda$ four-wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 Zi-Yu Liu , Jiun-Shiuan Shiu , Chin-Yao Cheng , Yong-Fan Chen

Two-photon interference effects, such as the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect, can be used to characterize to what extent two photons are identical. Identical photons are necessary for both linear optics quantum computing and single-photon…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-06-06 Imran M. Mirza , S. J. van Enk

In the original formulation of the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) experiment, when two otherwise indistinguishable photons are incident upon the two input ports of a balanced beam splitter, they coalesce, always leaving via the same output port. It…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-27 Felix Mann , Helen M. Chrzanowski , Marlon Placke , Felipe Gewers , Sven Ramelow

The Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect is a quintessential process in various quantum information technologies and quantum optics applications. In this work, we investigate multi-photon interference, developing a model for the simultaneous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-28 Noah Crum , Md Mehdi Hassan , Adrien Green , George Siopsis

The Hong-Ou-Mandel effect lies at the heart of quantum interferometry, having multiple applications in the field of quantum information processing and no classical counterpart. Despite its popularity, only a few works have considered…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-07 Olli Siltanen , Tom Kuusela , Jyrki Piilo

Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference is a quantum optics laboratory experiment that has recently become more accessible to undergraduate students. The experiment consists of two identical photons simultaneously entering a non-polarizing beam…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-09-06 Cyrus Bjurlin , Theresa Chmiel