Title :
Observation of Bohmian trajectories of a single photon using weak measurements
Author :
Shalm, L.K. ; Kocsis, S. ; Ravets, S. ; Braverman, B. ; Stevens, M.J. ; Mirin, R.P. ; Steinberg, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We use weak measurements to carry out the first direct observation of the trajectories followed by single photons in a two-slit interferometer. The measured trajectories correspond to those predicted by Bohmian mechanics.
Keywords :
Data mining; Interference; Measurement standards; Mechanical variables measurement; Optical interferometry; Particle measurements; Polarization; Position measurement; Quantum mechanics; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
