Localization-based two-photon wave-function information encoding

X Photon Wave Function

The Photon Wave Function

Two-photon wave mechanics

The position-representation wave function for multi-photon states and its equation of motion are introduced. A major strength of the theory is that it describes the complete evolution (including polarization and entanglement) of multi-photon states propagating through inhomogeneous media. As a demonstration of the two-photon wave function’s use, we show how two photons in an orbitalangular-mome...

On the Wave Function of the Photon

Two-photon standing-wave fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.

A fluorescence correlation spectroscopy experiment that combines two-photon excitation and a standing-wave interference pattern is presented. The experimental correlation function can be analyzed using a simple expression involving (1) an exponential decay with time constant tau(f), which reflects diffusion across the interference fringes, and (2) a longer-lived decay with time constant tau(ome...