We present the implementation of a ghost-diffraction scheme as the realization of Popper's thought experiment on the validity of the Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. The scheme is based on a pseudo-thermal light source produced in the mesoscopic intensity domain and detected by photon-number-resolving detectors. The experimental limits of the setup are analyzed and discussed.

Implementation of Popper's thought experiment with pseudo-thermal light

Bondani Maria
2020

Abstract

We present the implementation of a ghost-diffraction scheme as the realization of Popper's thought experiment on the validity of the Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. The scheme is based on a pseudo-thermal light source produced in the mesoscopic intensity domain and detected by photon-number-resolving detectors. The experimental limits of the setup are analyzed and discussed.
2020
Ghost diffraction
Ghost imaging
Photon-number correlations
Photon-number-resolving detectors
Popper's thought experiment
Pseudo-thermal light
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