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Ann. Phys. Fr.
Volume 32, Number 2-3, 2007
COLOQ'1010th conference on lasers and quantum optics
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| Page(s) | 195 - 197 | |
| Section | Short contributions | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/anphys:2008041 | |
| Published online | 23 May 2008 | |
Wheeler's delayed-choice thought experiment: Experimental realization and theoretical analysis
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Laboratoire de Photonique Quantique et Moléculaire, UMR CNRS 8537, École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, 94230 Cachan, France
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Key Laboratory of Optical and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, East Chinan Normal University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique, UMR CNRS 8501, 91000 Palaiseau, France
Corresponding author: frederic.grosshans@ens-cachan.fr
Wheeler has strikingly illustrated the wave-particle duality by the delayed-choice thought experiment, in which the configuration of a 2-path interferometer is chosen after a single-photon light-pulsed has entered it. We present a quantitative theoretical analysis of an experimental realization of Wheeler's proposal.
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