Open AccessQuantum description of interference effect with two holes
Author(s) -
Zhixin Yao,
Jiasong Zhong,
Bangning Mao,
Gang Chen,
Pan Bai-Liang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.56.3185
Subject(s) - observable , interference (communication) , physics , basis (linear algebra) , photon , range (aeronautics) , domain (mathematical analysis) , space (punctuation) , quantum , statistical physics , quantum interference , function (biology) , quantum mechanics , computer science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , geometry , channel (broadcasting) , evolutionary biology , biology , operating system , computer network , materials science , composite material
By using one-dimensional photon state-vector function obtained previously, a general analytic expression is deduced for the optical two-hole interference experiment, which not only greatly enlarges the range of the observable, but also completely represents the probability distribution for a photon in the whole space. On the basis of the basic rules of quantum optics, we quantitatively analyze and discuss the domain of definition of the experiment, and the quantum behavior of the interference item on the average of space.