Hong-Ou-Mandel Effect
0
Coincidences
0
Detector 1
0
Detector 2
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Visibility
Time Delay τ (fs)
0 fs
Coherence Length (fs)
50 fs
Distinguishability
0%
HOM effect: two identical photons entering a 50/50 beamsplitter always exit together (bunching). Coincidence rate R ∝ 1 − e^(−2τ²/τ_c²) · (1−d). The HOM dip has visibility V=(R_max−R_min)/R_max.