Quantum Physics | Quantum Optics
Quantum Beam Splitters & The Hong-Ou-Mandel Effect
The bizarre quantum behaviour of photons at the heart of linear optical quantum computing.
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15 min readFeb 1, 2023
In this article, we’ll first introduce the idea of a beam splitter, a simple, passive, linear optical device which divides an incident ‘beam’ of light into two beams according to some reflection-transmission ratio. Such devices are pervasive in the fields of optics and photonics and are fundamental elements in many…
