Pittman, T.B.Franson, J.D.Jacobs, B. C.2020-08-042020-08-042007-06-29T B Pittman, J D Franson and B C Jacobs, Investigation of a single-photon source based on quantum interference, New J. Phys. 9 195 (2007), doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/9/6/195https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/9/6/195http://hdl.handle.net/11603/19319We report on an experimental investigation of a single-photon source based on a quantum interference effect first demonstrated by Koashi, Matsuoka and Hirano (1996 Phys. Rev. A 53 3621). For certain types of measurement-based quantum information processing applications this technique may be useful as a high rate, but random, source of single photons.8 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.© IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische GesellschaftText