Multi-order interference is generally nonzero
Optics
2013-05-30 v2 Computational Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
It is demonstrated that the third-order interference, as obtained from explicit solutions of Maxwell's equations for realistic models of three-slit devices, including an idealized version of the three-slit device used in a recent three-slit experiment with light (U. Sinha et al., Science 329, 418 (2010)), is generally nonzero. The hypothesis that the third-order interference should be zero is shown to be fatally flawed because it requires dropping the one-to-one correspondence between the symbols in the mathematical theory and the different experimental configurations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1103.0121,
title = {Multi-order interference is generally nonzero},
author = {Hans De Raedt and Kristel Michielsen and Karl Hess},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.0121},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Replaced Figs. 4,5 and caption of Fig.4