In the context of quantum technologies, the generation and manipulation of single photons
has become a key element for applications such as quantum communication and quantum …

The production of pairs of entangled photons simply by focusing a laser beam onto a crystal
with a nonlinear optical response was used to test quantum mechanics and to open new …

Bell's 1964 theorem, which states that the predictions of quantum theory cannot be
accounted for by any local theory, represents one of the most profound developments in the …

This third edition, like its two predecessors, provides a detailed account of the basic theory
needed to understand the properties of light and its interactions with atoms, in particular the …

We report on a high-intensity source of polarization-entangled photon pairs with high
momentum definition. Type-II noncollinear phase matching in parametric down conversion …

A two-photon optical imaging experiment was performed based on the quantum nature of
the signal and idler photon pairs produced in spontaneous parametric down-conversion. An …

The counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics have been for long illustrated by thought
experiments, from Einstein's photon box to Schrödinger's cat. These experiments have now …

Multiphoton interference reveals strictly nonclassical phenomena. Its applications range
from fundamental tests of quantum mechanics to photonic quantum information processing …

We experimentally entangle freely propagating particles that never physically interacted with
one another or which have never been dynamically coupled by any other means. This …

Although there are many textbooks that deal with the formal apparatus of quantum
mechanics (QM) and its application to standard problems, none take into account the …