Two-boson quantum interference in time
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DOI10.1073/PNAS.2010827117zbMATH Open1485.81073arXiv2012.15165OpenAlexW3112056587WikidataQ104457799 ScholiaQ104457799MaRDI QIDQ5073241FDOQ5073241
Authors: N. J. Cerf, Michael G. Jabbour 
Publication date: 5 May 2022
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: The celebrated Hong-Ou-Mandel effect is the paradigm of two-particle quantum interference. It has its roots in the symmetry of identical quantum particles, as dictated by the Pauli principle. Two identical bosons impinging on a beam splitter (of transmittance 1/2) cannot be detected in coincidence at both output ports, as confirmed in numerous experiments with light or even matter. Here, we establish that partial time reversal transforms the beamsplitter linear coupling into amplification. We infer from this duality the existence of an unsuspected two-boson interferometric effect in a quantum amplifier (of gain 2) and identify the underlying mechanism as timelike indistinguishability. This fundamental mechanism is generic to any bosonic Bogoliubov transformation, so we anticipate wide implications in quantum physics.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.15165
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