Indistinguishable photons from a single molecule.
We report the results of coincidence counting experiments at the output, of a Michelson interferometer using the zero-phonon-line emission of a single molecule at 1.4 K. Under continuous wave excitation, we observe the absence of coincidence counts as an indication of two-photon interference. This corresponds to the observation of Hong-Ou-Mandel correlations and proves the suitability of the zero-phonon-line emission of single molecules for applications in linear optics quantum computation.
Kiraz
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Department Chemie und Biochemie and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 11, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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Hellerer
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Müstecaplioğlu
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Bräuchle
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Zumbusch
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