Published May 14, 2005 | Version v1
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A simple study of photon correlations from Hanbury-Brown and Twiss to Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen and beyond

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
  • 2. Max-Planck-Institute fuer Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748, Garching (Germany)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, D-85748, Garching (Germany)
  • 4. Center for Ultrafast Laser Applications, and Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1009 (United States)
  • 5. Institute for Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4242 (United States)

Description

We present a detailed (hopefully) pedagogical, analysis of amplitude and intensity correlations from two two-level atoms. We discuss various schemes to examine interference in scattering from two two-level systems, both with semiclassical treatment and quantum mechanical treatment. We show realization of quantum eraser and subensemble sorting in two different schemes of two two-level systems. We also show how the two-photon correlation can be useful in quantum imaging

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/38/S521/b5_9_005.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ISSN 1361-6455) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/38/S521/b5_9_005.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
DOI
10.1088/0953-4075/38/9/005;
PII
S0953-4075(05)90025-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. S521-S534
ISSN
0953-4075
CODEN
JPAPEH

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36099217
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; ATOMS; CORRELATIONS; INTERFERENCE; PHOTONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SCATTERING; SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MECHANICS