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Hong-Ou-Mandel effect: a standalone construct

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Quantum optics

two identical photons entering a beam splitter from opposite sides always leave together, producing a dip in coincidence counts.

In quantum optics, Hong-Ou-Mandel effect refers to two identical photons entering a beam splitter from opposite sides always leave together, producing a dip in coincidence counts. This meaning comes from Hong (1987) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Hong, C. K., Ou, Z. Y., & Mandel, L. (1987). Measurement of subpicosecond time intervals between two photons by interference. Physical Review Letters, 59(18), 2044-2046. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.2044

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