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

Allevi A.;
2020-01-01

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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
2020
Ghost diffraction; Ghost imaging; Photon-number correlations; Photon-number-resolving detectors; Popper's thought experiment; Pseudo-thermal light
Giacomelli, B.; Allevi, A.; Bondani, M.
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