Double-Slit Experiments with Microwave Billiards
Chaotic Dynamics
2011-07-28 v2
Abstract
Single and double-slit experiments are performed with two microwave billiards with the shapes of a rectangle, respectively, a quarter stadium. The classical dynamics of the former is regular, that of the latter is chaotic. Microwaves can leave the billiards via slits in the boundary, forming interference patterns on a screen. The aim is to determine the effect of the billiard dynamics on their structure. For this the development of a method for the construction of a directed wave packet by means of an array of multiple antennas was crucial. The interference patterns show a sensitive dependence not only on the billiard dynamics but also on the initial position and direction of the wave packet.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1105.1137,
title = {Double-Slit Experiments with Microwave Billiards},
author = {S. Bittner and B. Dietz and M. Miski-Oglu and P. Oria Iriarte and A. Richter and F. Schäfer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.1137},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
13 pages, 14 figures