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Particle distinguishability is a significant challenge for quantum technologies, in particular photonics where the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect clearly demonstrates it is detrimental to quantum interference. We take a representation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-10-24 Stasja Stanisic , Peter S. Turner

The celebrated Hong, Ou and Mandel (HOM) effect is one of the simplest illustrations of two-particle interference, and is unique to the quantum realm. In the original experiment, two photons arriving simultaneously in the input channels of…

In quantum mechanics, the exchange symmetry of wave functions for identical particles has observable effects, including the widely studied Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect. A theoretical description using second quantization is elegant but…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-30 Zhi Jiao Deng , Xin Zhang , Yong Shen , Wei Tao Liu , Ping Xing Chen

Interference at a beam splitter reveals both classical and quantum properties of electromagnetic radiation. When two indistinguishable single photons impinge at the two inputs of a beam splitter they coalesce into a pair of photons…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-06-21 C. Lang , C. Eichler , L. Steffen , J. M. Fink , M. J. Woolley , A. Blais , A. Wallraff

Interference of two photons at a beamsplitter is at the core of many quantum photonic technologies, such as quantum key distribution or linear-optics quantum computing. Observing high-visibility interference is challenging because of the…

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 examine multiphoton interference with a symmetric $SU(N)$ beam splitter $S_N$, an extension of features of the $SU(2)$ 50/50 beam splitter extended Hong-Ou-Mandel (eHOM) effect, whereby one obtains a zero amplitude (probability) for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-08 Paul M. Alsing , Richard J. Birrittella , Peter L. Kaulfuss

The second-order intensity correlation of entangled photons has been intensively studied for decades, particularly for the Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect and nonlocal correlation -- key quantum phenomena that have no classical counterparts.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-20 Byoung S. Ham

Two particle interference phenomena, such as the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, are a direct manifestation of the nature of the symmetry properties of indistinguishable particles as described by quantum mechanics. The Hong-Ou-Mandel effect has…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-24 Nils Trautmann , Gergely Ferenczi , Sarah Croke , Stephen M. Barnett

Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference is a fundamental tool for assessing photon indistinguishability in quantum information processing. While the effect of chromatic dispersion on HOM interference has been widely studied, the interplay between…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-22 T. J. Walstra , A. J. Hasenack , D. J. de Ruiter , P. W. H. Pinkse , T. D. Bradley , B. Skoric

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

Over the last several decades, quantum entanglement has been intensively studied for potential applications in quantum information science. The Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) dip is the most important test tool for direct proof of entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-26 Byoung S. Ham

Interference between two completely independent photons lies at the heart of many photonic quantum information applications such as quantum repeaters, teleportation, and quantum key distribution. Here, we report the observation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-07 Heonoh Kin , Danbi Kim , Jiho Park , Han Seb Moon

Although quantum physics is well understood in inertial reference frames (flat spacetime), a current challenge is the search for experimental evidence of non-trivial or unexpected behaviour of quantum systems in non-inertial frames. Here,…

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

Two-photon interference, known as the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, has colossal implications for quantum technology. It was observed in 1987 with two photodetectors monitoring outputs of the beamsplitter illuminated by photon pairs: the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-10 Anton N. Vetlugin , Ruixiang Guo , Cesare Soci , Nikolay I. Zheludev

We investigate the relation between indistinguishability and quantum entanglement in Hong- Ou-Mandel-interference experiments theoretically and relate these quantum mechanical principles to the theorem of entanglement monogamy. Employing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-17 Roy Barzel , Claus Laemmerzahl

The Hong--Ou--Mandel (HOM) effect is often introduced through a single benchmark: coincidence suppression for \(\ket{1}\otimes\ket{1}\) at a balanced beam splitter. We present a classroom-oriented instructional module that broadens this…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-05-28 Melissa Coronado Arrieta , Boris Kiefer

The Hong-Ou-Mandel effect provides a mechanism to determine the distinguishability of a photon pair by measuring the bunching rates of two photons interfering at a beam splitter. Of particular interest is the distinguishability in time,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-28 Hannah Scott , Dominic Branford , Niclas Westerberg , Jonathan Leach , Erik M. Gauger

With propagating through a dispersive medium, the temporal-spectral profile of laser pulses should be inevitably modified. Although such dispersion effect has been well studied in classical optics, its effect on a single-photon wave-packet,…