• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 1, Issue 2, 02118 (2003)
Weihan Tan1、2 and Qizhi Guo1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200436
  • 2Key Laboratory for Quantum Information and Measurements of Education Ministry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
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    Weihan Tan, Qizhi Guo. The bright and dark photon number states in Young's interference experiment[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2003, 1(2): 02118 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this paper, we derive the bright and dark photon number states for spatial interference of two or more light beams and succeed in the explanation of Young's interference experiment, and also achieve a better comprehension of the well known comment of Dirac "each photon only interferences with itself". From the fully quantum point of view, the origin of the interference fringes consists in the mode transformation and the detection of double-slit states.
    Weihan Tan, Qizhi Guo. The bright and dark photon number states in Young's interference experiment[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2003, 1(2): 02118
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