Observation on the incompatibility between the first-order and second-order interferences with laser beams

被引：10
作者：
Liu, Jianbin
Zhang, Guoquan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Nankai Univ, Sch Phys, Photon Ctr, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2011年 / 284卷 / 12期
关键词：
4TH-ORDER INTERFERENCE; QUANTUM-THEORY; PHOTON; LIGHT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.optcom.2011.02.013
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We observed experimentally that the first-order and second-order interference patterns of laser beams in a modified Michelson interferometer are complementary and the conditions for seeing one preclude the possibility to see the other. One- and two-photon interferences based on Feynman's path integral theory are employed to interpret the experimental results. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：2658 / 2661
页数：4
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