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- Title
Phase shaping of single-photon wave packets.
- Authors
Specht, H. P.; Bochmann, J.; Mücke, M.; Weber, B.; Figueroa, E.; Moehring, D. L.; Rempe, G.
- Abstract
Although the phase of a coherent light field can be precisely known, this is not true for the phase of the individual photons that create the field, considered individually. Phase changes within single-photon wave packets, however, have observable effects. In fact, actively controlling the phase of individual photons has been identified as a powerful resource for quantum communication protocols. Here we demonstrate arbitrary phase control of a single photon. The phase modulation is applied without affecting the photon's amplitude profile and is verified by means of a two-photon quantum interference measurement, demonstrating fermionic spatial behaviour of photon pairs. Combined with previously demonstrated control of a single photon's amplitude, frequency, and polarization, the fully deterministic phase shaping presented here allows for the complete control of single-photon wave packets.
- Subjects
PHOTONS; QUANTUM communication; OPTICAL communications; PHASE modulation; RADIO frequency modulation; QUANTUM interference
- Publication
Nature Photonics, 2009, Vol 3, Issue 8, p469
- ISSN
1749-4885
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nphoton.2009.115