Interference of interference effects

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03505v2
• Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 03:10:13 GMT
• Title: Interference of interference effects
• Authors: Kevin J. Randles, S. J. van Enk,
• Abstract summary: We analyze the interference of individual photons in a linear-optical setup comprised of two overlapping Mach-Zehnder interferometers.<n>We show how, in this setup, single-photon Mach-Zehnder interference and two-photon Hong-Ou-Mandel interference interfere with one another, partially canceling each other out.
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• Abstract: We analyze the interference of individual photons in a linear-optical setup comprised of two overlapping Mach-Zehnder interferometers joined via a common beam splitter. We show how, in this setup, two kinds of standard interference effects -- namely, single-photon Mach-Zehnder interference and two-photon Hong-Ou-Mandel interference -- interfere with one another, partially canceling each other out. This new perspective, along with the overall pedagogical exposition of this work, is intended as an intuitive illustration of why quantum effects can combine nontrivially and, moreover, of the fundamental notion that quantum interference happens at measurement. This work can serve as a bridge to more advanced quantum mechanical concepts. For instance, analyses of this setup in terms of entanglement have a rich history and can be used to test the predictions of quantum mechanics versus local realism (e.g., as in Hardy's Paradox).

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