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| Authors | P. N. Kaloyerou |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0503201 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0503201 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0305-4470/39/37/014 |
| Journal | J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39, 11541 (2006) |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
Grangier, Roger and Aspect (GRA) performed a beam-splitter experiment to demonstrate the particle behaviour of light and a Mach-Zehnder interferometer experiment to demonstrate the wave behaviour of light. The distinguishing feature of these experiments is the use of a gating system to produce near ideal single photon states. With the demonstration of both wave and particle behaviour (in two mutually exclusive experiments) they claim to have demonstrated the dual particle-wave behaviour of light and hence to have confirmed Bohr's principle of complementarity. The demonstration of the wave behaviour of light is not in dispute. But we want to demonstrate, contrary to the claims of GRA, that their beam-splitter experiment does not conclusively confirm the particle behaviour of light, and hence does not confirm particle-wave duality, nor, more generally, does it confirm complementarity. Our demonstration consists of providing a detailed model based on the Causal Interpretation of Quantum Fields (CIEM), which does not involve the particle concept, of GRA's which-path experiment. We will also give a brief outline of a CIEM model for the second, interference, GRA experiment.
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