De Broglie Wavelength Reduction for a Multi-photon Wave Packet
Abstract
An experiment is proposed that permits the observation of the reduced de Broglie wavelengths of two and four-photon wave packets using present technology. It is suggested to use a Mach-Zehnder setup and feed both input ports with light generated by a single non-degenerate down-conversion source. The strong quantum correlations of the light in conjunction with boson-enhancement at the input beam splitter allow to detect a two- and fourfold decrease in the observed de Broglie wavelength with perfect visibility. This allows a reduction of the observed de Broglie wavelength below the wavelength of the source.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0110055,
title = {De Broglie Wavelength Reduction for a Multi-photon Wave Packet},
author = {Ole Steuernagel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0110055},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to PRA, presented at "Mysteries, Puzzles And Paradoxes In Quantum Mechanics", Garda Lake, Italy August 27 - September 1, 2001