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Wave-particle duality as one of the expression of Bohr complementarity is a significant concept in the field of quantum mechanics. Quantitative analysis of wave-particle duality aims to establish a complementary relation between the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-08 Zhaofang Bai , ShuanpingDu

The ``Which Path?'' interferometer consists of an Aharonov-Bohm ring with a quantum dot (QD) built in one of its arms, and an additional quantum point contact (QPC) located close to the QD. The transmission coefficient of the QPC depends on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 I. L. Aleiner , Ned S. Wingreen , Yigal Meir

Bohr's Complementarity Principle is a core concept of quantum mechanics. In this article, an updated complementarity relation for the wave and ondulatory aspects of a quantum system is presented and discussed. Two interferometric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-27 Celia Álvarez Álvarez , Mariamo Mussa Juane

Quantum coherence stemming from the superposition behaviour of a particle beyond the classical realm, serves as one of the most fundamental features in quantum mechanics. The wave-particle duality phenomenon, which shares the same origin,…

A quantum two-path interferometer allows for direct measurement of the transmission phase shift of an electron, providing useful information on coherent scattering problems. In mesoscopic systems, however, the two-path interference is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-13 S. Takada , M. Yamamoto , C. Bäuerle , K. Watanabe , A. Ludwig , A. D. Wieck , S. Tarucha

We propose a method called `coherence swapping' which enables us to create superposition of a particle in two distinct paths, which is fed with initially incoherent, independent radiations. This phenomenon is also present for the charged…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Arun K. Pati , Marek Zukowski

Bohr's complementarity principle has been challenged by quantum delayed-choice experiments wherein quantum systems are claimed to behave neither as wave nor as a particle, but in an intermediary way. However, this conclusion has been…

Bohr's principle of complementarity predicts that in a welcher weg ("which-way") experiment, obtaining fully visible interference pattern should lead to the destruction of the path knowledge. Here I report a failure for this prediction in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Shahriar S. Afshar

Recently, Bohr's complementarity principle was assessed in setups involving delayed choices. These works argued in favor of a reformulation of the aforementioned principle so as to account for situations in which a quantum system would…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-06 R. M. Angelo , A. D. Ribeiro

Quantum interference is typically detected through the dependence of the interference signal on certain parameters (path length, Aharonov-Bohm flux, etc.), which can be varied in a controlled manner. The destruction of interference by a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-07-15 Iliya Esin , Alessandro Romito , Yuval Gefen

Bohr's principle of complementarity, prohibiting simultaneous access to certain physical properties within a single experimental arrangement, is considered to be a defining feature of quantum mechanics. It is commonly viewed as inducing an…

Very much like the ubiquitous quantum interference of a single particle with itself, quantum interference of two independent, but indistinguishable, particles is also possible. This interference is a direct result of quantum exchange…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 I. Neder , N. Ofek , Y. Chung , M. Heiblum , D. Mahalu , V. Umansky

Bohr's complementarity principle is of fundamental historic and conceptual importance for Quantum Mechanics (QM), and states that, with a given experimental apparatus configuration, one can observe either the wave-like or the particle-like…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-18 Mauro B. Pozzobom , Marcos L. W. Basso , Jonas Maziero

Interferometric complementarity is known to be one of the most nonclassical manifestations of the quantum formalism. It is commonly known as wave-particle duality and has been studied presently from the perspective of quantum information…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-13 Gautam Sharma , Mohd Asad Siddiqui , Shiladitya Mal , Sk Sazim , Aditi Sen De

We propose quantum circuits to test interferometric complementarity using symmetric two-way interferometers coupled to a which-path detector. First, we consider the two-qubit setup in which the controlled transfer of path information to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-29 Pedro M. Q. Cruz , J. Fernández-Rossier

One of the fundamental problems with the interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, according to Bohr, is the fact that "our usual description of physical phenomena is based entirely on the idea that the phenomena concerned may be observed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-01-26 J. G. Oliveira Junior , J. G. Peixoto de Faria , M. C. Nemes

In a standard interferometry experiment, one measures the phase difference between two paths by recombining the two wave packets on a beam-splitter. However, it has been recently recognized that the phase can also be estimated via local…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-01 Sebastian Horvat , Philippe Allard Guerin , Luca Apadula , Flavio Del Santo

Bohr's complementarity principle has long been a fundamental concept in quantum mechanics, positing that, within a given experimental setup, a quantum system (or quanton) can exhibit either its wave-like character, denoted as $W$, or its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-24 Diego S. Starke , Marcos L. W. Basso , Jonas Maziero

We study both the wave-like behavior and particle-like behavior in a general Mach-Zehnder interferometer with its asymmetric beam splitter. A error-free measurement in the detector is used to extract the which-path information. The fringe…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-26 Yanjun Liu , Jing Lu , and Lan Zhou

Complementarity constitutes a central aspect of quantum theory. It manifests itself, for example, in a two-way interferometer, where the simultaneous observation of an interference pattern and the acquisition of which-way information are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-21 Elisabeth Meusert , Uwe Schilling , Marc-Oliver Pleinert , Joachim von Zanthier