Two-photon induced coherence without induced emission

At the heart of recent advances in quantum imaging and spectroscopy with undetected photons is the quantum optical effect known as induced coherence without induced emission. This quantum interference effect has enabled access to challenging wavelength regimes for imaging and spectroscopic applications. However, the potential of undetected photon quantum metrology, particularly the enhanced phase sensitivity offered by Fock or N00N states, has not yet been realized, as prior work focused only on single-photon phenomena. Here, we report the observation of two-photon induced coherence without induced emission. Using a two-photon Fock state, we establish quantum coherence between pairs of two-photon spontaneous emission amplitudes, resulting in a doubling of interferometric phase modulation. Specifically, we show that a phase shift [Formula: see text] applied to undetected 1016-nanometer photons leads to a [Formula: see text] modulation in the detection of 632-nanometer photons. This demonstrates genuine two-photon induced coherence without induced emission and opens possibilities for quantum-enhanced phase measurements using multiphoton coherence without detecting the modulated photons.

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Science Advances
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2025-11-21
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx2038
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Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
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Two-photon induced coherence without induced emission

Seung-Yeun Yoo, Dong-Gil Im, Yoon-Ho Kim, Chung-Hyun Lee et al.
Science Advances
Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
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Two-photon induced coherence without induced emission

Seung-Yeun Yoo, Dong-Gil Im, Yoon-Ho Kim, Chung-Hyun Lee, J.E. Suh
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Abstract

At the heart of recent advances in quantum imaging and spectroscopy with undetected photons is the quantum optical effect known as induced coherence without induced emission. This quantum interference effect has enabled access to challenging wavelength regimes for imaging and spectroscopic applications. However, the potential of undetected photon quantum metrology, particularly the enhanced phase sensitivity offered by Fock or N00N states, has not yet been realized, as prior work focused only on single-photon phenomena. Here, we report the observation of two-photon induced coherence without induced emission. Using a two-photon Fock state, we establish quantum coherence between pairs of two-photon spontaneous emission amplitudes, resulting in a doubling of interferometric phase modulation. Specifically, we show that a phase shift [Formula: see text] applied to undetected 1016-nanometer photons leads to a [Formula: see text] modulation in the detection of 632-nanometer photons. This demonstrates genuine two-photon induced coherence without induced emission and opens possibilities for quantum-enhanced phase measurements using multiphoton coherence without detecting the modulated photons.

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Pohang University of Science and Technology (KR)
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Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
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