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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

Three-photon superbunching is experimentally observed with the recently proposed superbunching pseudothermal light. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that three-photon superbunching is observed in linear optical system.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-10 Yu Zhou , Sheng Luo , Zhaohui Tang , Huaibin Zheng , Hui Chen , Jianbin Liu , Fu-li Li , Zhuo Xu

We perform a nonlocal double-slit interference experiment with pseudothermal light. The experimental result exhibits a typical double-slit interference fringe in the intensity correlation measurement, in agreement with the theoretical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Lu Gao , Jun Xiong , Lu-Fang Lin , Wei Wang , Su-Heng Zhang , Kaige Wang

The double-slit experiment is the most direct demonstration of interference between individual quantum objects. Since similar experiments with single particles and more slits produce interference fringes reducible to a combination of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-11 Lee A. Rozema , Zhao Zhuo , Tomasz Paterek , Borivoje Dakić

We analyze the interference of individual photons in a linear-optical setup comprised of two overlapping Mach-Zehnder interferometers joined via a common beam splitter. We show how, in this setup, two kinds of standard interference effects…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-17 Kevin J. Randles , S. J. van Enk

It is shown that the degree of polarization of light, generated by superposition in a single-photon interference experiment, may depend on the indistinguishability of the photon-paths.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-06-05 Mayukh Lahiri

Entanglement can modify the interference patterns of multi-particle systems. We analyse, using the path integral formalism, a novel example of multi-particle interference and some unexplored aspects of this phenomenon by considering the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-30 Pedro Sancho

We discuss the thermoelectric properties assisted by the Fano effect of a parallel double quantum dot (QD) structure. By adjusting the couplings between the QDs and leads, we facilitate the nonresonant and resonant channels for the Fano…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-12-22 Wei-Jiang Gong , Guo-Zhu Wei

In a double slit interference experiment, the wave function at the screen with both slits open is not exactly equal to the sum of the wave functions with the slits individually open one at a time. The three scenarios represent three…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-09-23 Rahul Sawant , Joseph Samuel , Aninda Sinha , Supurna Sinha , Urbasi Sinha

We demonstrate laser interferometry based on phase difference between the two arms of the interferometer. The experiments are done with a Cs atomic vapor cell at room temperature and use atomic coherence. The interference can be tuned from…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-08-28 Mangesh Bhattarai , Sumanta Khan , Vasant Natarajan , Kanhaiya Pandey

We propose a new scheme to achieve sub-Rayleigh resolution of interference pattern with independent laser beams. We perform an experimental observation of a double-slit interference with two orthogonally polarized laser beams. The…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-11 Jun Xiong , Feng Huang , De-Zhong Cao , Hong-Guo Li , Xu-Juan Sun , Kaige Wang

We study the interference between two parallel-propagating Gaussian beams, originated from the same source, as their transverse separation is tuned. The interference pattern as a function of such separation lead us to determine the spatial…

Recently, Chen \em et al \rm.\ [Phys. Rev. A 84, 033835 (2011)] reported observation of anticorrelated photon coincidences in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer whose input light came from a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser that had been rendered…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-02-21 Jeffrey H. Shapiro , Eric Lantz

If identical photons meet at a semi-transparent mirror they appear to leave in the same direction, an effect called "two-photon interference". It has been known for some time that this effect should occur for photons generated by dissimilar…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-06-07 A. J. Bennett , R. B. Patel , C. A. Nicoll , D. A. Ritchie , A. J. Shields

We study first-order interference in spontaneous parametric down-conversion generated by two pump pulses that do not overlap in time. The observed modulation in the angular distribution of the signal detector counting rate can only be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Yoon-Ho Kim , Maria V. Chekhova , Sergei P. Kulik , Yanhua Shih , Morton H. Rubin

The experimental study of the second-order interference with fermions is much less than the one with bosons since it is much more difficult to do experiments with fermions than with photons. Based on the conclusion that the behavior of two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-25 Jianbin Liu , Hui Chen , Yu Zhou , Huaibin Zheng , Fu-li Li , Zhuo Xu

Although coherent light is usually required for the self-organization of regular spatial patterns from optical beams, we show that peculiar light matter interaction can break this evidence. In the traditional method to record laser-induced…

The interference pattern of a Laguerre Gaussian beam in a double slit experiment is reported. Whereas a typical laser beam phase front is planar, a Laguerre Gaussian beam exhibits a wave front that is twisting along the direction of…

Optics · Physics 2014-09-18 Olivier Emile , Janine Emile

We observe spatial fringes in the interference of two beams, which are controlled by a third beam through the phenomenon of induced coherence without induced emission. We show that the interference pattern depends on the alignment of this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-03 Armin Hochrainer , Mayukh Lahiri , Radek Lapkiewicz , Gabriela B. Lemos , Anton Zeilinger

Quantum interference takes center stage in the realm of quantum particles, playing a crucial role in revealing their wave-like nature and probabilistic behavior. It relies on the concept of superposition, where the probability amplitudes of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Sajad Ahmadi , Mohsen Akbari , Shahpoor Saeidian , Ali Motazedifard