Young's double-slit interference demonstration with single photons

被引：5

作者：

Luo, Bill J. ^{[1
]}

Francis, Leia ^{[1
]}

Rodriguez-Fajardo, Valeria ^{[1
]}

Galvez, Enrique J. ^{[1
]}

Khoshnoud, Farbod ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Colgate Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Hamilton, NY 13346 USA

[2] Calif State Polytech Univ Pomona, Coll Engn, Electromech Engn Technol Dept, Pomona, CA 91768 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS | 2024年 / 92卷 / 04期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

QUANTUM; VISIBILITY;

D O I：

10.1119/5.0179131

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

The interference of single photons going through a double slit is a compelling demonstration of the wave and particle nature of light in the same experiment. Single photons produced by spontaneous parametric down-conversion can be used for this purpose. However, it is particularly challenging to implement this due to coherency and resolution challenges. In this article, we present a table-top laboratory arrangement suitable for the undergraduate instruction laboratory that overcomes these challenges. The apparatus scans a single detector to produce a plot showing the interference patterns of single photons. We include experimental data obtained using this setup, demonstrating double-slit and single-slit interference as well as quantum erasing through the use of sheet polarizers. (C) 2024 Published under an exclusive license by American Association of Physics Teachers.

引用

页码：308 / 316

页数：9

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