Multi-photon interferences in quantum optics

Abstract

We investigate collective emission characteristics of independent sources, having, in particular, relative distances larger than the emission wavelength. By studying the state evolution of the scattered fields in a quantum path picture, we derive and explain quantum optical effects like Dicke superradiance, subradiance, hyperradiance, simultaneous antibunching, bunching and superbunching, as well as generalized Hong-Ou-Mandel interferences or boson sampling in free space.

Publications

• Pleinert MO., von Zanthier J., Agarwal GS.:
  Hyperradiance from collective behavior of coherently driven atoms
  In: Optica 4 (2017), S. 779-785
  ISSN: 2334-2536
  DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.4.000779
• Mehringer T., Oppel S., von Zanthier J.:
  An optical multimode fiber as pseudothermal light source
  In: Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics 123 (2017)
  ISSN: 0946-2171
  DOI: 10.1007/s00340-017-6775-y
• Mährlein S., Oppel S., Wiegner R., von Zanthier J.:
  Hong–Ou–Mandel interference without beam splitters
  In: Journal of Modern Optics 64 (2017), S. 921-929
  ISSN: 1362-3044
  DOI: 10.1080/09500340.2016.1242790
• Bhatti D., Oppel S., Wiegner R., Agarwal G., von Zanthier J.:
  Simulating Dicke-like superradiance with classical light sources
  In: Physical Review A 94 (2016)
  ISSN: 2469-9926
  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.94.013810
• Bhatti D., von Zanthier J., Agarwal GS.:
  Superbunching and Nonclassicality as new Hallmarks of Superradiance
  In: Scientific Reports 5 (2015)
  ISSN: 2045-2322
  DOI: 10.1038/srep17335
• Wiegner R., Oppel S., Bhatti D., von Zanthier J., Agarwal GS.:
  Simulating superradiance from higher-order-intensity-correlation measurements: Single atoms
  In: Physical Review A 92 (2015)
  ISSN: 1050-2947
  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.92.033832
• Mährlein S., von Zanthier J., Agarwal GS.:
  Complete three photon Hong-Ou-Mandel interference at a three port device
  In: Optics Express 23 (2015), S. 15833-15847
  ISSN: 1094-4087
  DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.015833
• Oppel S., Wiegner R., Agarwal GS., von Zanthier J.:
  Directional Superradiant Emission from Statistically Independent Incoherent Nonclassical and Classical Sources
  In: Physical Review Letters 113 (2014)
  ISSN: 0031-9007
  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.263606
• Wiegner R., von Zanthier J., Agarwal GS.:
  Quantum-interference-initiated superradiant and subradiant emission from entangled atoms
  In: Physical Review A 84 (2011)
  ISSN: 1050-2947
  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.84.023805