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Observation of Anti-correlation of Classical Chaotic Light

Quantum Physics 2009-11-03 v1

Abstract

We wish to report an experimental observation of anti-correlation from first-order incoherent classical chaotic light. We explain why the classical statistical theory does not apply and provide a quantum interpretation. In quantum theory, either correlation or anti-correlation is a two-photon interference phenomenon, which involves the superposition of two-photon amplitudes, a nonclassical entity corresponding to different yet indistinguishable alternative ways of producing a joint-photodetection event.

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@article{arxiv.0911.0052,
  title  = {Observation of Anti-correlation of Classical Chaotic Light},
  author = {Hui Chen and Sanjit Karmakar and Zhenda Xie and Yanhua Shih},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.0052},
  year   = {2009}
}