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The origin of anticorrelation for photon bunching on a beam splitter

Quantum Physics 2019-12-06 v2

Abstract

The Copenhagen interpretation has been long-lasted, whose core concepts are in the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and nonlocal correlation of EPR. The second-order anticorrelation on a beam splitter represents these phenomena where it cannot be achieved classically. Here, the anticorrelation of nonclassicality on a beam splitter is interpreted in a purely coherence manner. Unlike a common belief in a particle nature of photons, the anticorrelation roots in pure wave nature of coherence optics, where quantum superposition between two input fields plays a key role. This interpretation may intrigue a fundamental question of what nonclassicality should be and pave a road to coherence-based quantum information.

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@article{arxiv.1911.07174,
  title  = {The origin of anticorrelation for photon bunching on a beam splitter},
  author = {B. S. Ham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.07174},
  year   = {2019}
}

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9 pages, 3 figures