The nature of light, extending from the optical to the x-ray regime, is reviewed from a
diffraction point of view by comparing field-based statistical optics and photon-based …

We present a study of optical quantum states generated by subtraction of photons from the
thermal state. Some aspects of their photon number and quadrature distributions are …

A simple superbunching pseudothermal light source is introduced based on common
instruments such as laser, lenses, pinholes, and ground glasses. g (2)(0)= 3.66±0.02 is …

Thermal states of light are widely used in quantum optics due to their correlation properties.
As is well known, their correlation properties and the photon-number distribution as a whole …

The Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) effect is crucial for quantum information processing, and its
visibility determines the system's quantum-classical characteristics. In an experimental and …

The “quantum vampire” effect introduced in Optica2, 112 (2015) OPTIC82334-
253610.1364/OPTICA. 2.000112 is discussed to understand whether it is really quantum, ie …

We demonstrate a novel second-order spatial interference effect between two
indistinguishable pairs of disjoint optical paths from a single chaotic source. Beside …

Multiple photon addition and subtraction applied to multi-mode thermal and sub-Poissonian
fields as well as twin beams are mutually compared using one experimental setup. Twin …

Two-photon superbunching of classical light is observed with single-mode continuous-wave
laser light in a linear optical system. By adding more two-photon paths via rotating ground …

Spatial anti-bunching, in contrast to the well-known bunching behavior observed in classical
light sources, describes a situation where photons tend to avoid each other in space …