Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 11, Issue 7, 071901(2013)

Ghost interference in double-slit experiment with type-II parametric down-conversion resource

Mingyang Zheng, Lian Chen, Xindong Cai, and Ge Jin

A double-slit ghost interference experiment performed on an entangled resource using type-II non-collinear degenerate spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) is demonstrated. The influence of the distance between the double-slit and the bucket detector preceded by a pinhole is studied. The experimental results show that the interference fringes become increasingly distinct with higher visibility when the pinhole-double-slit distance increases. A first-order classical theory based on the Klyshko's two-photon advanced-wave picture, and a second-order quantum-image theory are provided for explanations. The fitting results indicate that the divergence of the converted fluorescence significantly affects the ghost fringes.

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Mingyang Zheng, Lian Chen, Xindong Cai, Ge Jin. Ghost interference in double-slit experiment with type-II parametric down-conversion resource[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2013, 11(7): 071901

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Received: Feb. 5, 2013

Accepted: Mar. 28, 2013

Published Online: Jun. 21, 2013

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DOI:10.3788/col201311.071901

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