Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 14, Issue 3, 360(2021)

Experimental Hong–Ou–Mandel interference using two independent heralded single-photon sources

Meng YE*, Yong WANG, Peng GAO, Likun XU, and Guanjin HUANG
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  • CSG Power Generation Company Information Communication Branch, Guangzhou 510070, China
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    Hong–Ou–Mandel (HOM) interference is one of the most important experimental phenomena in quantum optics. It has drawn considerable attention with respect to quantum cryptography and quantum communication because of the advent of the measurement device independent (MDI) quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol. Here, we realize HOM interference, having a visibility of approximately 38.1%, using two independent heralded single-photon sources (HSPSs). The HOM interference between two independent HSPSs is a core technology for realizing the long-distance MDI QKD protocol, the quantum coin-tossing protocol, and other quantum cryptography protocols.

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    Meng YE, Yong WANG, Peng GAO, Likun XU, Guanjin HUANG. Experimental Hong–Ou–Mandel interference using two independent heralded single-photon sources[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2021, 14(3): 360

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    Paper Information

    Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Received: Sep. 30, 2019

    Accepted: Dec. 10, 2019

    Published Online: Dec. 1, 2021

    The Author Email: Meng YE (germination@126.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s12200-020-0986-2

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