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In 2003, A. Weis and R. Wynands at the University of Bonn (Germany) designed a lecture demonstration experiment of single photon interference from a double slit . Light from a laser pointer was so strongly attenuated that at each instant there was only a single photon between the double slit and the detector. The diffracted light was recorded by a single photon imaging camera consisting of an image intensifier (multichannel plate, MCP) followed by phosphor screen and a CCD camera. When adding consecutive camera frames one sees the gradual appearance of the smooth classical interference pattern (Fig. 1). This demonstration thus nicely illustrates the continuous transition from the quantum picture of light to its wave interpretation

The image on the right is the classical interference pattern.

Single electron experiments show the same cumulative effect. The sinusoidal behavior depends on the de Broglie wavelength, have a look at this answer of mine here..

Have a look at the single photon at a time plot here

snglphot

In 2003, A. Weis and R. Wynands at the University of Bonn (Germany) designed a lecture demonstration experiment of single photon interference from a double slit . Light from a laser pointer was so strongly attenuated that at each instant there was only a single photon between the double slit and the detector. The diffracted light was recorded by a single photon imaging camera consisting of an image intensifier (multichannel plate, MCP) followed by phosphor screen and a CCD camera. When adding consecutive camera frames one sees the gradual appearance of the smooth classical interference pattern (Fig. 1). This demonstration thus nicely illustrates the continuous transition from the quantum picture of light to its wave interpretation

The image on the right is the classical interference pattern.

Single electron experiments show the same cumulative effect. The sinusoidal behavior depends on the de Broglie wavelength, have a look at this answer of mine here..

Have a look at the single photon at a time plot here

snglphot

In 2003, A. Weis and R. Wynands at the University of Bonn (Germany) designed a lecture demonstration experiment of single photon interference from a double slit . Light from a laser pointer was so strongly attenuated that at each instant there was only a single photon between the double slit and the detector. The diffracted light was recorded by a single photon imaging camera consisting of an image intensifier (multichannel plate, MCP) followed by phosphor screen and a CCD camera. When adding consecutive camera frames one sees the gradual appearance of the smooth classical interference pattern (Fig. 1). This demonstration thus nicely illustrates the continuous transition from the quantum picture of light to its wave interpretation

The image on the right is the classical interference pattern.

Single electron experiments show the same cumulative effect. The sinusoidal behavior depends on the de Broglie wavelength, have a look at this answer of mine here..

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anna v
  • 235.5k
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  • 642

Have a look at the single photon at a time plot here

snglphot

In 2003, A. Weis and R. Wynands at the University of Bonn (Germany) designed a lecture demonstration experiment of single photon interference from a double slit . Light from a laser pointer was so strongly attenuated that at each instant there was only a single photon between the double slit and the detector. The diffracted light was recorded by a single photon imaging camera consisting of an image intensifier (multichannel plate, MCP) followed by phosphor screen and a CCD camera. When adding consecutive camera frames one sees the gradual appearance of the smooth classical interference pattern (Fig. 1). This demonstration thus nicely illustrates the continuous transition from the quantum picture of light to its wave interpretation

The image on the right is the classical interference pattern.

Single electron experiments show the same cumulative effect. The sinusoidal behavior depends on the de Broglie wavelength, have a look at this answer of mine here..