• DocumentCode
    2077053
  • Title

    Born´s rule and single-photon diffraction by a triangular slit

  • Author

    Hickmann, J.M. ; Fonseca, E.J.S. ; Jesus-Silva, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. & Mater. Group, Univ. Fed. de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    22-26 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    The double-slit at single photon or electron level is the ubiqutous quantum interference experiment with the path phase playing a key role. On the other hand, photon´s orbital angular momentum (OAM) brings a new dimension to interference problems with the spiral phase degree of freedom. In this work, we use OAM´s two dimensional properties to extended the double-slit to a triple-slit configuration in the shape of an equilateral triangle, obtaining a triangular latticed single-photon counting interference pattern. In order to understand this interference pattern in terms of wave-particle duality, we have to take into account that, in contrast with the parallel double and triple slit cases, the azimuthal phase also plays a fundamental role, being undistinguishable from path phase.
  • Keywords
    light diffraction; optical lattices; photon counting; photons; Born rule; orbital angular momentum; quantum interference; single-photon diffraction; triangular latticed single-photon counting interference pattern; wave-particle duality; Pixel;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0533-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    Pending
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943383
  • Filename
    5943383