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  • Quantum Optics
  • Photonics
  • Quantum Information Science

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  • Single photon sources are crucial for quantum technologies.
  • Cavity enhancement improves photon source brightness and coherence.
  • Biphoton states, including NOON states, are key for quantum metrology and computation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the properties of biphoton states from a cavity-enhanced ultrabright single photon source.
  • To explore the interference behavior of even-comb and odd-comb photons.
  • To demonstrate the potential of these sources for advanced quantum interference experiments.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a cavity-enhanced ultrabright single photon source.
  • Generated mode-locked biphoton states with comblike correlation functions.
  • Experimentally demonstrated Hong-Ou-Mandel interference and single photon interference with generated photon states.

Main Results:

  • Observed single photon pairs and two-photon NOON states.
  • Demonstrated revivals of Hong-Ou-Mandel interference up to the 84th dip with even-comb photons (path length difference > 100 m).
  • Observed single photon interference fringes modulated over twice the displacement range of Hong-Ou-Mandel interference with odd-comb photons.

Conclusions:

  • Cavity-enhanced single photon sources can generate complex biphoton states with unique interference properties.
  • The demonstrated interference phenomena open new avenues for quantum metrology and quantum information processing.
  • The results highlight the potential for long-path-difference quantum interference experiments.