Complementarity and Polarization Modulation in Photon Interference

Andreas Norrman, Kasimir Blomstedt, Tero Setälä, and Ari T. Friberg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 040401 – Published 25 July 2017

Abstract

We derive two general complementarity relations for the distinguishability and visibility of genuine vector-light quantum fields in double-pinhole photon interference involving polarization modulation. The established framework reveals an intrinsic aspect of wave-particle duality of the photon, not previously reported, thus providing deeper insights into foundational quantum interference physics.

Received 27 July 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.040401

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Optical coherence Photon statistics Quantum coherence & coherence measures Quantum foundations Quantum measurements Quantum optics

Atomic, Molecular & OpticalGeneral Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Andreas Norrman^1,2, Kasimir Blomstedt¹, Tero Setälä¹, and Ari T. Friberg¹

¹Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland
²Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Staudtstraße 2, D‐91058 Erlangen, Germany

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Vol. 119, Iss. 4 — 28 July 2017

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