Quantum-optical predictions for an experiment on the de Broglie waves detection |
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Authors: | J R Croca A Garuccio V L Lepore R N Moreira |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Física, Universidade de Lisboa Campo Grande, Ed. C1, 1700 Lisboa, Portugal;(2) Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bari I. N. F. N., Sezione de Bari, Via Amendola 173, 70126 Bari, Italy |
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Abstract: | An experimental apparatus to detect de Broglie waves is discussed. The wave packets of two photons generated in the parametric-down conversion are overlapped in a modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The coincidence photodetection rate of photon pairs is evaluated, as a function of path-length of two interferometer arms, both by using the de Broglie concept of a real quantum wave and by the quantum optical approach. The different results of these two theories are compared, and it is shown that the proposed experiment can disprove either the theories. |
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Keywords: | quantum waves wave-particle dualism de Broglie's wave detection fundamental law in quantum optics two-photon interference |
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