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In this paper is presented a simple alternative model of the dual nature of light, based on the deliberate inversion of the original statement from P. A. M. Dirac: "Each photon interferes only with itself. Interference between different…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-10 F. Henault

Wave-particle duality is one of the fundamental properties of matter and at the same time, one of the mysteries of modern physics. In this paper, we propose and analyze a new interpretation of the wave-particle duality, and propose a new…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 S. A. Rashkovskiy

Double-slits provide incoming photons with a choice. Those that survive the passage have chosen from two possible paths which interfere to distribute them in a wave-like manner. Such wave-particle duality continues to be challenged and…

Optics · Physics 2013-01-30 B. King , A. Di Piazza , C. H. Keitel

Till now, the foundation of quantum physics is still mysterious. To explore the mysteries in the foundation of quantum physics, people always take it for granted that quantum processes must be some types of fields/objects on a rigid space.…

General Physics · Physics 2025-10-24 Su-Peng Kou

We show single photon and electron interferences can be calculated without quantum-superposition states by using tensor form (covariant quantization). From the analysis results, the scalar potential which correspond to an indefinite metric…

General Physics · Physics 2017-09-14 Masahito Morimoto

The Young double-slit interference pattern produced by quantum objects, like photons, that move through a double-slit is regarded, by the conventional Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, as the evidence of the wave-like…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-01 Andrea Petrucci

We can recognize two modes in which 'quantum appears' in macro domains: (i) a 'micro-physical appearance', where quantum laws are assumed to be universal and they are transferred from the micro to the macro level if suitable 'quantum…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-12-31 Diederik Aerts , Sandro Sozzo

Until very recently, two-photon interaction processes have been considered only as arising from second- or higher-order effects in driven systems, and so limited to extremely small coupling strengths. However, a variety of novel physical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-25 Simone Felicetti , Alexandre Le Boité

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,…

In the recent years, mater-wave interferometry has attracted growing attention due to its unique suitability for high-precision measurements and study of fundamental aspects of quantum theory. Diffraction and interference of matter waves…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 Arseni Goussev

The technologies utilizing quantum states of light have been in the spotlight for the last two decades. In this regard, quantum metrology, quantum imaging, quantum-optical communication are some of the important applications that exploit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-04 Narayan Bhusal

Photons are ideal carriers for quantum information as they can have a long coherence time and can be transmitted over long distances. These properties are a consequence of their weak interactions within a nearly linear medium. To create and…

Light as a carrier of information and energy plays a fundamental role in both general relativity and quantum physics, linking these areas that are still not fully compliant with each other. Its quantum nature and spatio-temporal structure…

Quantum systems exhibit particle-like or wave-like behaviour depending on the experimental apparatus they are confronted by. This wave-particle duality is at the heart of quantum mechanics, and is fully captured in Wheeler's famous delayed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-12-03 Alberto Peruzzo , Peter J. Shadbolt , Nicolas Brunner , Sandu Popescu , Jeremy L. O'Brien

Diffraction is a fundamental property of light propagation. Owing to this phenomenon,light diffracts out in all directions when it passes through a subwavelength slit.This imposes a fundamental limit on the transverse size of a light beam…

Optics · Physics 2013-10-11 S. V. Kukhlevsky , M. Mechler

Advances in micro-technology of the last years have made it possible to carry optics textbooks experiments over to atomic and molecular beams, such as diffraction by a double slit or transmission grating. The usual wave-optical approach…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 Gerhard C. Hegerfeldt , Thorsten Koehler

A reasonable explanation of the confounding wave-particle duality of matter is presented in terms of the reality of the wave nature of a particle. In this view a quantum particle is an objectively real wave packet consisting of irregular…

General Physics · Physics 2019-04-11 Mani Bhaumik

Interfacing stationary qubits with propagating photons is a fundamental problem in quantum technology. Cavity quantum electrodynamics (CQED) invokes a mediator degree of freedom in the form of a far-detuned cavity mode, the adaptation of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-05 Nathanaël Cottet , Haonan Xiong , Long B. Nguyen , Yen-Hsiang Lin , Vladimir E. Manucharyan

A hallmark of wave-matter duality is the emergence of quantum-interference phenomena when an electronic transition follows different trajectories. Such interference results in asymmetric absorption lines such as Fano resonances, and gives…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-15 Kai-Qiang Lin , Sebastian Bange , John M. Lupton

A nonlocal theory of optical real image formation is developed from the basic quantum physics linked to an optical real image formation apparatus. Optical real images are formed by photons. Photons are nonlocal quantum objects that exhibit…

Optics · Physics 2014-08-05 Greyson Gilson