Quantum interference by a nonlocal double slit

被引:69
作者
Fonseca, EJS
Ribeiro, PHS
Pádua, S
Monken, CH
机构
[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Dept Fis, BR-30123970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Fis, BR-22945970 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 60卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.60.1530
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report an interference experiment in which photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion produce a Young-type fourth-order interference pattern after being scattered by two different and spatially separated apertures, whose superposition defines a double slit. The experiment is compared with previous ones based on parametric down-conversion, and its nonlocal nature is discussed. A theoretical explanation is also provided. [S1050-2947(99)06507-5].
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页码:1530 / 1533
页数:4
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